charles@hawk:~$ apt-file search rtl_nic/rtl8168g-2.fw
firmware-realtek: /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168g-2.fw
charles@hawk:~$
You should do similarly. If the log shows that the driver wants
firmware but can't find it, you may need to install the appropriate
firmware package.
I understand that some hardware will work without the firmware blob,
but work much better with it. This may be one of those situations.
I remember reading somewhere (while researching to buy my hardware) that
they had to remove firmware to make the NIC work. So, I thought I should
not install any binary firmware. Now that I hear that you are using the
firmware, I am going to try adding it to see if that changes anything.
Let us hope it is just this.
Regards
Ramesh
