I have tried with jumper w9 down but nothing is changed, exattly the same scenario, the leds on the Eth port are NOT lighting.
I have tried using another Linux distribution also (Ubuntu LTS and Stretch), with no luck.
I see always CR1 and CR2 lights so probably the last thing that I must to test is to use another 5V supply. I'm going to buy anotherone and retry, I will let you know.
Thank you all guys.
I nave bought a new 5v supply with much Ah then the previous one and finally the ethernet and connettivity goes up successfully.
To have linuxcnc working i have had to switch on strech preemt RT kernel also and all till now seems be working as expected.