Re: kernel support for RealTek NIC's
> I've been trying to set up a small home LAN (just two
> boxes) with the addition of a SmoothWall firewall. I
> think I've enough gen to make a fair go at it, but I
> just can't get 2.2.19 kernels to enable support for
> RealTek RTL-8139 Fast Ethernet Adapters, and can't
> understand why.
You have to allow experimental drivers under the "Code Maturity Level"
section.
In case you ever go to 2.4.x, it's now called something like 8139_too.
>
> Am I being more than usually stupid and overlooking
> something?
I'd say the second.
(I sent an email with the same problem to this list last year. :)
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