networking - Ethernet port doesn't get connectivity from gateway, but does work from ad-hoc connection - Ask Ubuntu

i'm running ubuntu 16.04 on old, 2009 macbook pro. issue when run ethernet cable port on router absolutely nothing. lights on router don't anything, ubuntu doesn't anything, ping doesn't return, tried ports on router, nothing. if take same cable , run same port on router windows machine, works fine; lights, connection, no issue.

additionally, can take same cable , run windows laptop ubuntu machine , pass connection windows wireless card ubuntu via ad-hoc mode, again, no problem. can connect internet, ping, run apt-get, everything.

i've tried running apt-get , updating drivers, still no dice. thing can think of ethernet drivers on macbook pro, because network card nvidia. have tried figuring out how update nividia drivers, haven't been able find solid guide yet. or advice fantastic, i've been googling brains out better part of week trying find solution.

edit: after running dmesg | grep -e force -e enp returned:

[    2.600233] forcedeth: reverse engineered nforce ethernet driver. version 0.64.  [    2.665194] forcedeth 0000:00:0a.0: ifname eth0, phy oui 0x732 @ 1, addr 00:25:4b:d2:a0:b4  [    2.665198] forcedeth 0000:00:0a.0: highdma csum pwrctl gbit lnktim msi desc-v3  [    2.744225] forcedeth 0000:00:0a.0 enp0s10: renamed eth0  [   42.576256] ipv6: addrconf(netdev_up): enp0s10: link not ready  [   42.576803] forcedeth 0000:00:0a.0 enp0s10: msi enabled  [   42.577026] forcedeth 0000:00:0a.0 enp0s10: no link during initialization  [   42.577322] ipv6: addrconf(netdev_up): enp0s10: link not ready 

sorry formatting, i'm new , info seemed more important how presented.

let's try well-known driver parameter driver; terminal:

echo "options forcedeth msi=0 msix=0" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/forcedeth.conf 

reboot , let know if connected.