The Realtek device is a 10/100 UTP interface, which was connected to
a 10Mb hub, which failed to work also.
It was not till I connected to a 10/100Mb hub that the network
started to work for the Debian install, so I suspect it was not
supporting the 10Mb mode properly.
Sounds like an issue specific to your hardware or network setup.
I don't think so - my home 10Mb network works fine with Debian (as it
does with all of my other various networked computers) on this hardware
once the install has completed. It is only during the install process
that it only seems to work if I find a 100Mb network to connect to.
It is a 10/100 interface - doesn't that mean I should be able to
install
with either a 10Mb or 100Mb network?
If you like I could try the ubuntu install again to see if it works
with
the 10Mb UTP. I havn't tried it before because the wireless always
worked.