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anyway,alhamdulillah i just got an 10mbps ethernet .
so after connecting it to my pc...
it did appear but there were ... dots on the symbol (usually means connecting in case of internet over wifi)
in settings it did appear and was enabled.
i did a bit of research and it looks like ive got to create some kind of profile and stuff and its not just plug and play.so yes i do need a step by step guide on how top do that.
also when i rebooted the ethernet option was automatically turned off inthge settings and wouldnt let me turn it back on.should i be concerned.
any and all help will be apreciated.
Then, I would suggest to switch to X11/Xorg first to see if it helps. to do that, go to the Login Screen (not the Lock Screen). Simply reboot for that. On the Login Screen click on Your Profile so that the Password Field appears. When it is appeared, You should see a Gear Icon in the bottom right corner. Click on it and choose the Option ''Zorin Desktop on Xorg'' and then log in and test if Your Ethernet works.
If this shouldn't work, You could try install this Driver:
Nonon.im pretty sure its not about drivers.also im the same guy who's sys got borked by xorg.
Also please do look in that it might just be to create a profile.
uuhhmm.it may seem stupid but like a dsl authentication something.
anyway it didnt work i have undid all the stuff i did.
now im completely reliant on yall.
pls just give me instructions from scratch on how to use ethernet on linux.
It can be plug and play when the Driver is already in the Kernel. So, it works out of the Box. but when the Driver isn't in the Kernel, You have to install it.
Take screenshots of your error messages and post those as well. Normally we recommend running in Xorg, but if you are the one who's forced to run in Wayland, there is nothing that can be done on that front.
From what you said, it sounds like your system is trying to authenticate your connection. Typically, power cycling your internet modem, can fix connection problem from your ISP device.
Looks like a kernel issue. Brave A.I. comes back with:
RTL8111/8168/8411 Not Working on Ubuntu 22.04
The RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller can fail to work on Ubuntu 22.04 when using the 6.8 kernel due to incompatibility with the default r8168-dkms driver version available in the repositories. The version of the r8168-dkms driver included in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (8.049.02-1ubuntu1) is incompatible with the 6.5.0-XX-generic and later kernels, including the 6.8 kernel, causing the network interface to be unclaimed and the driver to fail to build. This incompatibility results in errors during the dkms build process, such as implicit function declaration errors for skb_gso_segment .
The solution involves installing a newer, compatible driver version directly from Realtek's official website. The recommended driver version is 8.054.00, which has been confirmed to work with the 6.5.0-14-generic kernel and is expected to be compatible with the 6.8 kernel. To install it, the outdated r8168-dkms driver and the r8169 kernel module must first be removed and blacklisted to prevent conflicts. After downloading the 8.054.00 driver source, the files must be copied to a new directory under /usr/src/ , a dkms.conf file must be created with the correct configuration, and the driver must be added, built, and installed using dkms commands for the specific kernel version. Once installed, a system reboot is required for the new driver to take effect, after which the RTL8111/8168/8411 controller should function correctly.
Please note I used Ubuntu 22.04 in search parameters as that is what Zorin 17 is based on. If you need more steps please refer to the external links generated by the A.I. information gatherer.
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