Hello
I’m using OpenSUSE on my HTPC since 11.3 version. No hardware or LAN changes since then. However, from OpenSUSE 12.2, wired conecction is working his own way. Even now, when I installed from scratch OpenSUSE 13.1, the same problem. The problem is this: When I boot OpenSUSE, mostly Network Manager plasmoid says “No wired connection”. But the wire is connected and the LAN it’s working ok. However, if I enable/disable repeatedly “Enable networking” on the NetworkManager plasmoid (see images in https://spideroak.com/browse/share/CompartidoSpiderOAK/Images , “Habilitar redes” in my Spanish KDE interface), finally, OpenSUSE detect my wire is connected and all works fine. If I reboot my machine or suspend it or even I disable and enable “Enable networking” option in network manager, it can or not appear wired connected, and must repeat the trick … enablng and disabling repeatedly the network. I even tried to manage the network configuration with “ifup”, but the result was the same, so finally I’m working with NetworkManager but I’m tired of do the trick.
The screenshots show the different states and info in the two situations, but the cat5 cable is always connected despite OpenSUSE said it’s not, and, yes, I tried with other computer on the same cable and worked fine.
Please, any suggestion?
Thank you
Additonal info:
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev 03)
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Motherboard (one of many) [1849:8168]
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169
Settings for eth0:
Supported ports: TP MII ]
Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full
Supported pause frame use: No
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full
Advertised pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only
Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
Link partner advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
Link partner advertised pause frame use: Symmetric
Link partner advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
Speed: 100Mb/s
Duplex: Full
Port: MII
PHYAD: 0
Transceiver: internal
Auto-negotiation: on
Supports Wake-on: pumbg
Wake-on: g
Current message level: 0x00000033 (51)
drv probe ifdown ifup
Link detected: yes