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
> 

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