Realtek - RTL8125 2.5GbE Controller (rev 0c) - Ethernet not working?

I cannot seem to get Ethernet to show up/be used? All I see is wifi in settings/options, I am new to linux (3 days) so i'm sorry if this seems like i'm missing something obvious, here is some information I found via commands in the magic box
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fiercemeow
fiercemeow2w ago
I have a similar motherboard and it looks like we both just have to wait until the kernel is updated to support the ethernet. See https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/missing-ethernet-driver-on-x870-board-for-realtek-rtl8125-xid-688-in-r8169/5649
Universal Blue
Missing ethernet driver on x870 board for Realtek RTL8125 (XID 688)...
Hello all, I’m running 41.20241210.1 of bluefin-dx (stable). It looks like I’m missing an ethernet driver, as it does not show up in nmcli or ip -a whatsoever–not even as disconnected. journalctl shows the following error message: Dec 12 08:43:01 bluefin-dx kernel: r8169 0000:08:00.0: error -ENODEV: unknown chip XID 688, contact r8169 maintai...
Belle Moon
Belle MoonOP2w ago
Ah okay, thanks

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