It had to happen eventually. Driver issues I hope thats what it is.

[Apemanonline]

I have a USB C to 4 port usb 3 hub with built in RJ45 Which also has a addition charging port so i can charge the laptop and use the usb c port at the same time. Worked fine on windows when i couldnt use wireless i could switch to the cat5e and off to the races.

 

Everything works on Mint latest version 64 bit except the Cat5e  nothing changed just the os. No drivers needed checked that. Mouse and usb keys work in the hub just no network doesnt even no it has wired network.

 

FYI i live in Asia now so time difference may make it look im not responding but chances are im asleep (Not at the keyboard.... Probably)

 

Thanks in advance for any help.

[Nayr438]

post the output of lsusb so we can identify what network adapter is in the hub.

[Apemanonline]

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 13d3:5480 IMC Networks HD Camera
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:0aaa Intel Corp. Bluetooth 9460/9560 Jefferson Peak (JfP)
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 214b:7250 Huasheng Electronics USB2.0 HUB
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0bda:8152 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8152 Fast Ethernet Adapter
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 214b:7250 Huasheng Electronics USB2.0 HUB
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 0000:3825   USB OPTICAL MOUSE
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 1908:0226 GEMBIRD MicroSD Card Reader/Writer
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub

 

well it knows its here 005 so thats a good start

 

[Apemanonline]

Using this command from another 1 day google hunt i found this.

dpkg -l | grep firmware; dmesg | grep -i firmware

Not shore what it did but it did make the wired connection work so happy days.

 

Many thanks for the help guys

[Ralphred]

7 hours ago, Apemanonline said:

dpkg -l | grep firmware; dmesg | grep -i firmware

This command doesn't change anything it's just diagnostic, let me try and break it down:

 

dpkg -l : list all installed packages

| grep firmware : then look for "firmware" in the output

; : new command

dmesg : print the kernel message buffer

| grep -i firmware : then look for "firmware" in the output, ignoring case (i.e. FiRmWaRe would match too)

 

dmesg|grep -i firmware is a standard way of looking for firmware that "failed to load" or had other errors during application (normally "error -2" meaning "the firmware file could not be found". The kernel knows what firmware it wants to apply to devices, but due to the sheer size of "all the available firmware" and "licensing issues" it's often packaged separately.

 

I'm glad your NIC is working, but something else solved it, not these commands...

[Apemanonline]

Ok well its working so happy days. Thanks everyone for info. Be safe.