Gigabit network card driver problem

[netsysadmin]

Hi all,

I have installed 3 Netgear GA311 Gigabit NICs on my firewall. ZeroShell uses the

“Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10)”

driver for these NICs. In addition, for the integrated network adapter, the driver

“Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 01)”

has been installed by ZeroShell.

However, none of them work when connected to Gigabit Ethernet ports on a switch. They do work when connected to Fast Ethernet ports.

Can anything be done so that the NICs work properly at Gigabit speed?

Thanks a lot.

[netsysadmin]

I managed to get the drivers for the network adapters from the Realtek website.
I have also downloaded binutils-2.17-i386.tar.bz2, glibc-2.8-includes-zs.tar.bz2, linux-2.6.25.17-zs-i386.tar.bz2, gcc-4.3.2-zs-i386.tar.bz2 and static-lib.tar.bz2.

Can anyone tell me how to proceed to install these in ZeroShell so as to be able to compile the network adapter driver/module in ZeroShell ?

Thanks for any help.

[netsysadmin]

Anyone has any idea how I can compile and install the Gigabit Ethernet drivers?
Do I have to go through all the steps described here?

Thanks for any help.

[netsysadmin]

Is anyone using Gigabit Ethernet network adapters with ZeroShell?
If yes, are you successfully using the default drivers/modules installed by ZeroShell?

Thanks for any feedback

[ppalias]

Intel pro1000 NIC working fine with e1000 module.

[netsysadmin]

OK. Anyone has been successful with a Realtek chipset?

[netsysadmin]

It’s working now.
Seems the cable was the problem!
Thanks for all help.

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