I experienced the "randomizing mac address" problem with the fa311.o module - it played serious havoc with my static DHCP mappings; this is why I switched to the natsemi.o driver in the 2.4 kernel. So far, no issues with the natsemi, except at install time. -J On Tue, Feb 27, 2001 at 05:19:28PM -0700, Prana wrote to To [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > There's a way to hack FA311.. if you look at my website - > http://www.cyest.org (the very first news), I said that I'm gonna modify > the driver a little bit from the manufacturer. natsemi.o doesn't work > with my roommate's NetGear FA311, I had to modify the code for fa311.o, > in 2.2 kernel... however I don't know if his network card will work just > right off the bat using 2.4 kernel. > > I'll do that after I finish my exam. > > Prana > > "Justin S. Peavey" wrote: > > > > The new natsemi.o driver in 2.4.x pushes several of the new (and > > popular) Netgear cards (FA311/312). Currently there is no way to > > specifiy this driver in the graphical install. > > > > -J > -- _ _ |_| Collective |_| Justin S. Peavey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> |_ technologies _| Director of Technology, CollectiveInfrastructure [] [] tel:617.443.1144 fax:617.204.9226 "Managed Infrastructure for the Real World" http://www.colltech.com -- Managing Systems, Networks, and Databases --
