If it is installed, please remove it.
# rmmod r8169
note: If the built-in driver cannot removed by rmmod, please edit /etc/modprobe.conf and comment 'alias eth0 r8169'. Then, remove it again or reboot your computer.
Unpack the tarball :
# tar vjxf r8169-6.aaa.bb.tar.bz2
Change to the directory:
# cd r8169-6.aaa.bb
If you are running the target kernel, then you should be able to do :
# make clean modules (as root or with sudo)
# make install
# depmod -a
# modprobe r8169
You can check whether the driver is loaded by using following commands.
# lsmod | grep r8169
# ifconfig -a
If there is a device name, ethX, shown on the monitor, the linux
driver is loaded. Then, you can use the following command to activate
the ethX.
# ifconfig ethX up
, where X=0,1,2,..