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Title:
  Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E
  PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02) not working in 14.04 and
  15.04

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  <info> (eth0): carrier is OFF
  Sep  2 20:00:32 cq71 NetworkManager[579]: <info> (eth0): new Ethernet device (driver: 'r8169' ifindex: 2)
  Sep  2 20:00:32 cq71 NetworkManager[579]: <info> (eth0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
  Sep  2 20:00:32 cq71 NetworkManager[579]: <info> (eth0): device state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed') [10 20 2]
  Sep  2 20:00:32 cq71 NetworkManager[579]: <error> [1441216832.927980] [platform/nm-linux-platform.c:2250] link_change(): Netlink error changing link 2:  <UP> mtu 0 (1) driver 'r8169' udi '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.1/0000:03:00.0/net/eth0': Invalid address for specified address family
  Sep  2 20:00:32 cq71 NetworkManager[579]: <info> (eth0): preparing device

  r8169 0000:03:00.0 eth0: RTL8102e at 0xffffc90004778000,
  00:00:00:00:00:00, XID 04c00000 IRQ 27

  03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)
  	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 306c
  	Kernel driver in use: r8169

    *-network DISABLED
         description: Ethernet interface
         product: RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
         vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
         physical id: 0
         bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
         logical name: eth0
         version: 02
         size: 100Mbit/s
         capacity: 100Mbit/s
         width: 64 bits
         clock: 33MHz
         capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
         configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s
         resources: irq:27 ioport:2000(size=256) memory:d4010000-d4010fff memory:d4000000-d400ffff memory:d5000000-d500ffff

  i compiled the r8101 module from here:
  http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=14&PFid=7&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false

  after i put in a "cloned mac adress" the card is functional.
  there is also an old bug report of this:
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/256331

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