I'm trying to revive my old Sony Vaio VPCEB3M1E laptop and turn it into a server using Ubuntu Server, which has no GUI. I connected it to my router with a Cat6 Ethernet cable, but the laptop isn't showing up in the router's interface. I suspect that the LAN port might need a driver to work properly. Can anyone guide me on where to find the driver for the Marvell Yukon 88E8059 Ethernet controller and how to install it? This is my first time with Ubuntu, so any advice would be appreciated! 😊
2 Answers
A live boot is a good way to see if the laptop's network interfaces are usable. If they work there, then it's likely a configuration issue in your server install. I did notice some past problems with that Ethernet adapter, but it looks like there are solutions available. This link might help you out: https://linux-hardware.org/?id=pci:11ab-4381-104d-9071.
Typically, Ethernet connections don’t need special drivers these days. You could try booting from an Ubuntu desktop version to check if both your Ethernet and Wi-Fi connections are detected and working correctly. That might give you some insights into what’s going wrong with the server setup.
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