Package: linux-image-2.6.18-6-686 Version: 2.6.18.dfsg.1-17etch1 When running a similar setup with the r8169 on a different machine, I get a kernel freeze on "ifconfig bond0 down". No oops or panic output to the screen, the screen just freezes and is not responsive to keyboard input. Øystein -- ssh -c rot13 otherhost