Hi,
i have Core 2 duo 2.66,intel original DG31PR board,1 Gb DDR 2, 160 Gb SATA.i installed fedora core 5 on my system but my network card is not being detected by OS.

I looked on intel.com, as per their compatibility list the DG31PR does not support linux;But i installed fedora core 5,RedHat ES5, Slax server on my system they are working fine but problem is only with LAN card.Its not getting detected.one more thing when i enter #/sbin/lspci -v i am gettin followin information;

03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Unknown device d608
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
I/O ports at c000 [size=256]
Memory at d0020000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Expansion ROM at d0000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [48] Vital Product Data
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable-
Capabilities: [60] Express Endpoint IRQ 0
Capabilities: [84] Vendor Specific Information


Now i am confused to change my board or not,coz i bought it just 4 days before.So guys plz tell me what should i do change my board or do u think intell will bring support this board for linux platform.




Thanks in advance ,
jack

Scroll down the page. The alternative solution may work for you.

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_RTL8168

Sooner or later I think there will be support for the motherboard.
In the meantime, if you want to take the easy way out, you could buy a Network Interface Card supported by your distribution and install it.
If you wish to RMA the board for another one, that's okay too.

hi there,
my problem is solved now,the fedora 8 kernel is now supporting my on board Ethernet.