Re: network problems with 2.2.10-ac11

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 19 Jul 1999 21:37:51 +0100 (BST)

> Probably, although it's not used. How come earlier kernels probed the
> card fine though, with no difference in the hardware settings?

It depends what options you compiled in.

> I can also add that if I specify "ether=9,0x360,eth0" to LILO then the
> card is detected fine, and works fine.

That tells the kernel "I have a clue, ignore all the safety checks". Thats
a unix versus windows philsophy difference. If you say so you win..

> address was originally set using some DOS-based program, but that
> didn't come with the cards, so I'm basically stuck with whatever they
> were last set to...

winbond ?

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