Bug#731473: Wheezy: eth0 not working

[Kerstin Hoef-Emden <aeb25@uni-koeln.de>]

Package: linux-image-3.2.0-4-amd64
Version: 3.2.51-1

I installed Wheezy on a new machine (Shuttle DS47) at first via 
netinst-CD, but access to the mirrors was not possible. Thus, Wheezy was 
installed with the standard set of DVDs, to be able to solve the problem 
from an working OS. Symptoms were as follows: It was not possible to 
ping from or to the machine, although dmesg said that eth0 was up and 
ready and although arp -a from another computer could identify MAC and 
IP address of the attached Shuttle. Two Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. 
RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller are built in and 
the module r8169 was present.

Only after downloading the proprietary driver from the sites of Realtek, 
transferring it via USB stick to the Shuttle and compiling it there made 
the ethernet work.