JFYI: this problem exists with my hardware and kernel 2.6.29-bpo.2-amd64. Additional point: I have some other (older) hardware with sky2 driver for onboard ethernet, and it works without any problems. -- Alexandra N. Kossovsky OKTET Labs (http://www.oktetlabs.ru/) Phones: +7(921)956-42-86(mobile) +7(812)783-21-91(office) e-mail: sasha@oktetlabs.ru