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RTL8168/8111 not recognized installing DebianI have a portatil computer ASUS Z53J runing on Windows XP. Bookmark/Search this post with: 
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RTL8168 driver
A quick google showed that some people were getting the driver directly from www.realtek.com.tw/downloads. You can get to the desired driver following links on the left side of the page.
Here is a direct link.
Probably, you want to install from the full installer CDs or DVD that do not require the net to get to a command line with the necessary development tools. Supposedly, the release of Etch is imminent, so you may want to wait for the official Etch CDs/DVDs.
I saw a thread that claimed that the r8169 would work for the rtl8168 for kernel version 2.6.19 and higher. That requires a custom kernel compile, since the Debian supplied kernel is at version 2.6.18 in Etch. I wrote a short blog entry on my experience with compiling 2.6.19.1.