Ethernet connection no longer working today

Hello folks, please pardon the intrusion, but I’ve got a similar problem.
First of all, my solution: I’ve r8168 installed, so every time it ‘breaks’ I do

**# sed -i /usr/lib/modprobe.d/r8168.conf -e 's|r8169|r8168|'**
followed by 
**# modprobe r8169**

Hope this can help: my question, tough is WHY this happens every so often, and above all if there is any way ti fix it permanently.

Thanks for your attention,
Piero

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