Re: kernel support for RealTek NIC's
On Thu, Jan 24, 2002 at 10:02:56AM +0000, john gennard wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 23, 2002 at 02:34:20PM -0700, Jason Majors wrote:
> > > 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.
>
> Thank you. I'll give that a try. Strangely, I did wonder about this
> (I'd looked at all the help notes this time!), but didn't give it a go.
> Instead, I tried the 2.2.20 kernel which contains both 8139 and
> 8139too and neither are shown as experimental. That kernel also
> failed in the same way.
Use the NE-2000 PCI module. It has worked for me on all kernels from
2.0.36 right up to 2.4.17.
Sam
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