[ale] unusual problem with nic

[jknapka at kneuro.net (Joe Knapka)]

Geoffrey wrote:
> Geoffrey wrote:
> 
>>I'm having an unusual problem with a compaq computer.  Just installed 
>>SuSE 10.0 and all went well, except when it attempted to do the online 
>>update and get latest release notes.  Figured I'd work on that after the 
>>full install.
> 
> 
> More info on this problem.  This is a dual boot box and the nic works 
> fine under XP.

What driver is it loading under Linux? IIRC there are
several drivers for the RTL8xxx cards, some of which
really blow.  I've had success using the 8139too
driver; my firewall has 3 8139-based cards, which all
work fine.

-- JK