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I've the following ethernet driver on my PC:

*-network UNCLAIMED
   description: Ethernet controller
   product: Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V
   vendor: Intel Corporation
   physical id: 1f.6
   bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.6
   version: 00
   width: 32 bits
   clock: 33MHz
   capabilities: pm msi cap_list
   configuration: latency=0
   resources: memory:df300000-df31ffff

Is there any driver for Ubuntu 17.04 available ?

I've tried to install the Intel drivers directly, but the installation failed with 

cc1: error: code model kernel does not support PIC mode
/bin/sh: 1: [: -ge: unexpected operator
Makefile:181: *** *** Aborting the build. *** This driver is not 
supported on kernel versions older than 2.4.0.  Stop.

EDIT: It seems that recent Ubuntu versions already have that driver. If I execute

sudo modprobe e1000e && dmesg | grep e10

I get

[    0.845924] e1000e: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - 3.2.6-k
[    0.845924] e1000e: Copyright(c) 1999 - 2015 Intel Corporation.
[    0.916285] e1000e 0000:00:1f.6: Interrupt Throttling Rate 
    (ints/sec) set to dynamic conservative mode
[    1.160768] e1000e 0000:00:1f.6: The NVM Checksum Is Not Valid
[    1.202752] e1000e: probe of 0000:00:1f.6 failed with error -5
Marco
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In your dmesg, we see:

e1000e 0000:00:1f.6: The NVM Checksum Is Not Valid

A Google search finds many examples of the error and subsequent failure to load the driver. What I will propose here is assumed to have some risk of failure. I have, however, found no reports of trying it and failing. If you have the slightest doubt after your own Google search, then I suggest that you contact the manufacturer of your laptop and ask for support.

If you wish to proceed, download this file to your desktop. You need the tar.gz file.

Right-click it and select 'Extract Here.' Now, in the terminal, determine if yours is a 32- or 64-bit installation:

arch

If yours is a 64-bit installation, as I assume, the terminal will return x86_64. If so, we will use the 64-bit utility.

In the terminal:

cd ~/Desktop/Preboot/APPS/BootUtil/Linux_x64/DRIVER
chmod +x bootutil64e
sudo ./bootutil64e -NIC=1 -DEFAULTCONFIG

Reboot and let us hear the result.

Reference on Super User: How to repair the checksum of the non-volatile memory (NVM) Intel Ethernet Controller I219-V of an ASUS laptop?

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