Re: Which driver for RealTek RTL8168 ethernet interface card? [SOLVED]

2017-01-15 Thread M.A. Perry
Thank you. M.A.P. -- On 01/15/2017 10:28 AM, Jeremy Nicoll wrote: On Sun, 15 Jan 2017, at 09:16, M.A. Perry wrote: 3. From 1. and 2. I have concluded that the non-free "programming" added to the interface hardware is non-volatile (i.e. persistent); which raises the questio

Re: Which driver for RealTek RTL8168 ethernet interface card? [SOLVED]

2017-01-15 Thread Jeremy Nicoll
On Sun, 15 Jan 2017, at 09:16, M.A. Perry wrote: > 3. From 1. and 2. I have concluded that the non-free > "programming" added to the interface hardware > is non-volatile (i.e. persistent); which raises the > question how does one de-install the non-free > firmware should t

Re: Which driver for RealTek RTL8168 ethernet interface card? [SOLVED]

2017-01-15 Thread M.A. Perry
People, My thanks to all of you for the useful reactions to my question. I will try to summarise what was said. 1. The ethernet internet card (in my case a chip set on the motherboard) requires "firmware" and not software. [In fact when I wrote "software" in my initial pos