Kr3m1in Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 If you want to try something, I'll be readily available for the next six hours or so for immediate testing. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2188146 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mieze Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 Don't expect me to publish new code during the next hours. It's already midnight here in Germany and I can't stay up all night. It will take some time to dig deeper... Mieze Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2188147 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr3m1in Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Hey no problem - you're the one doing us the favor. I'll be here all weekend pressing Command R. ^^ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2188148 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan15 Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 For some reason, I can't connect to the internet using this kext. I have tried 2.0 and 1.2.3 but no success. My ethernet card: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev 10) Is it because I'm booting up with npci=0x2000? I need this flag however. Is this an amd problem? Edit: NVM. Got it to work. A combination of using bronya's kernal and replace kext(cache yosemite AMD), I finally got it to work. This will make you not need to boot up with npci=0x2000. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2188174 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mieze Posted November 14, 2015 Author Share Posted November 14, 2015 Ok, next try. After comparing Realtek's latest source code with version 8.037.000, which has been the base for my driver during the last 2 years, I modified the receiver configuration for some family members because this was one of the most important changes they made. Good luck! Mieze RealtekRTL8111-V2.1.0d1.zip 6 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2188239 Share on other sites More sharing options...
drshader Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Installed v2.1.0d1, restarted, (last time I was using Manual configuration in system network prefs) - and still was no real connection. But when I turned settings back to auto DHCP - it suddenly connected! And now I'm answering from 10.11.1 Don't know how stable new driver will be, but at least it works! Thank you Mieze!!! 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2188254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr3m1in Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Everything's working swimmingly over here as well. If I see anything funky I'll report back - thank you, Mieze. 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2188351 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wowfunhappy Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Can confirm—ethernet seems to be working great! Edit: I'm not sure if this is normal OS X behavior or not, but I figured it's worth mentioning: When I first added the ethernet interface in System Preferences -> Network, OS X insisted that the ethernet cable was unplugged. This did not change until I hit "apply". 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2188385 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mun33 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Hi I'm using 8111E and I've just tried V2.1.0d1 under OSX 10.11.1, but unfortunately I'm getting a strange behaviour with a Maverick machine using a LAN cable. It was working perfectly prior to the upgrade in Yosemite though. Firstly, the link speed is only 100Mbit/s rather than 1000Mbit/s before. Yet, downloads peak at just around 120KB/s (~1Mbit/s). Secondly, I can't ping the IP or the machine name of the other machine. I can browse and access its files in Finder though. I've attached my ethernet card's spec according to System Information. Does anyone know what might be missing? Thanks a lot for the help. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2189815 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mieze Posted November 19, 2015 Author Share Posted November 19, 2015 @mun33: Please post your kernel logs. Mieze Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2189874 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vladichimescu Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 @Meize, do you have any idea why 8168E works only on cold boot ? restarting messes up the card (on Windows 10 and OS X 10.11.1) with recycling message continuous like connected but no ip, then no cable connected Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2189895 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mieze Posted November 19, 2015 Author Share Posted November 19, 2015 @Meize, do you have any idea why 8168E works only on cold boot ? restarting messes up the card (on Windows 10 and OS X 10.11.1) with recycling message continuous like connected but no ip, then no cable connected I'm not a clairvoyant, I need your kernel logs. Mieze Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2189899 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlf Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I'm not a clairvoyant, I need your kernel logs. Mieze I thought all cats were clairvoyant... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2189960 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mun33 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 @mun33: Please post your kernel logs. Mieze Sorry about that. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2189973 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mun33 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Actually how is it possible that the Finder can browse/access the other machine's files (although at very slow speeds) but pinging its IP/hostname fails? Doesn't Finder use the IP/hostname? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2190355 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mieze Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 Actually how is it possible that the Finder can browse/access the other machine's files (although at very slow speeds) but pinging its IP/hostname fails? Doesn't Finder use the IP/hostname? Your problem isn't located at the driver level, it's somewhere else in the higher levels of the network stack. By the way, you are using the same chipset as I do for development which makes it quite unlikely that there is a driver problem. Mieze Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2190367 Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Frio Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 hi.. did you go to "system settings" and than to "share" at the machine you want to see? to enable it.. c.frio Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2190368 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mun33 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 hi.. did you go to "system settings" and than to "share" at the machine you want to see? to enable it.. c.frio I can already see the machine in Finder and access its files. The issue is that I can't ping the machine and the transfers are very slow (~1-2Mbps). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2190369 Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Frio Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 hi.. did you use "network utilities' ? c.frio Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2190373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mun33 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 hi.. did you use "network utilities' ? c.frio Hi C.Frio Yes, I did. Here's a screenshot. Note that it refuses to hit 1000Mbps even when I manually set it to 1000Mbps. I wonder if the number of Receive Errors might be a hint? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2190375 Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Frio Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 hi.. ...understood.. c.frio Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2190379 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mun33 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 If I disable IPv6 for ethernet, I can't seem to access the files on the other machine at all. So perhaps the reason I could access the files is via IPv6. Is there a way to fix this? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2190430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mun33 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 I've managed to ping the other machine's IP now. I had to change the subnet mask. However, I'm still getting the slow speed (1-2Mbps) and the link speed still refuses to reach 1000Mbps and is limited to 10Mbps. How do I check if it's indeed the driver level or higher network level that's acting up? Thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2190511 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley Freeman Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 @mun33, are you using the npci=0x2000 bootflag? That can cause problems (see here). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2190520 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mun33 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 @mun33, are you using the npci=0x2000 bootflag? That can cause problems (see here). I'm just using the default config.plist so I'm not using that boot flag. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/287161-new-driver-for-realtek-rtl8111/page/41/#findComment-2190524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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