the official site for my motherboard says this about my network card: Realtek PHY RTL8201EL
this is what inxi -Fz shows in the console
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System: Host: otavio-desktop Kernel: 4.15.0-36-generic x86_64 bits: 64
Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3 Distro: Linux Mint 19 Tara
Machine: Device: desktop Mobo: ASRock model: N68-S3 FX serial: N/A
BIOS: American Megatrends v: P1.20 date: 06/04/2012
CPU: Quad core AMD FX-4300 (-MCP-) cache: 8192 KB
clock speeds: max: 3800 MHz 1: 1919 MHz 2: 1909 MHz 3: 1444 MHz
4: 1492 MHz
Graphics: Card-1: NVIDIA C61 [GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a]
Card-2: NVIDIA GF108 [GeForce GT 420]
Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.19.6 )
drivers: nvidia (unloaded: modesetting,fbdev,vesa,nouveau)
Resolution: 1366x768@59.79hz
OpenGL: renderer: GeForce GT 420/PCIe/SSE2
version: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 390.87
Audio: Card-1 NVIDIA GF108 High Def. Audio Controller
driver: snd_hda_intel
Card-2 NVIDIA MCP61 High Def. Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.15.0-36-generic
Network: Card-1: NVIDIA MCP61 Ethernet driver: forcedeth
IF: enp0s7 state: down mac: <filter>
[i] Card-2: Ralink MT7601U Wireless Adapter driver: mt7601u[/i]
IF: wlx00e1b01109d7 state: N/A mac: N/A
Drives: HDD Total Size: 320.1GB (16.1% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: SAMSUNG_HD322HJ size: 320.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 293G used: 49G (18%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 22.6C mobo: N/A gpu: 35C
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 214 Uptime: 1:49 Memory: 1741.1/3896.4MB
Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.56
Edit: i remember looking into other solutions it was said that this problem, as i instaled mint after i just removed windows 10, its because windows 10 sets the network adapter to an state, but linux tries to use it as if its from zero, from a blank state as if just started.
the solution would be removing driver and reinstaling the driver in windows.
but
1 i dont have windows anymore.
2 this solution is over 6 month old. the forum rules says i should make a new post about it, as old solution may not work anymore.
3 i think we should not need to reinstall another os just to solve a problem in linux.
4 also, not sure if its the same problem as i never tried to use this ethernet without having used windows first