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kge

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Registered: 2015-11-09

Posts: 1

asus n56jk Realtek Ethernet cable unplugged error

My pc is an asus n56jk

Suddenly since few days my notebook randomly says "Cable unplugged" but it isn't..

Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 10)

I'm using r8169 driver but I also tried r8168 with no results...

Not sure it is related or not but I have a dual boot with Win 10.

Seems that if I poweroff, detach the battery then power on it works until I reboot or poweroff again

this is my ethtool output ( when is not working )

Settings for enp4s0:
	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/Full 
	Advertised pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only
	Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
	Speed: 10Mb/s
	Duplex: Half
	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: no

and this is the output when working

Settings for enp4s0:
	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/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 
	                                     1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full 
	Link partner advertised pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only
	Link partner advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
	Speed: 1000Mb/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

Any help would be really really appreciated !

Last edited by kge (2015-11-09 20:37:33)

bmanuel

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Registered: 2011-10-06

Posts: 106

Re: asus n56jk Realtek Ethernet cable unplugged error

I had a similar problem and after a lot of tries, i solved it by recompiling the r8168 and enabling the ENABLE_S5WOL CC flag: otherwise, for some reason, the network card would remain in an "odd" state after rebooting and i wouldn't be able to use it until i poweroff the laptop.