>>>>> "Alexis" == Alexis Maldonado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Alexis> Hello! On Wed, Oct 20, 1999 at 10:42:48PM -0700, aphro
Alexis> wrote:
>> curious as to why there was no realtek 8139 driver included in
>> slink. and it doesnt appear as an option in the kernel that
>> slink comes with (2.2.12 currently -- using the CD from the new
>> O'reilley book) even tho the rtl8139.c file is there(it failed
>> to compile as a module for some reason)
Alexis> The 2.2.12 kernel does have a driver for that network
Alexis> card. You have to select this option:
Alexis> Code maturity level options --> Prompt for development
Alexis> and/or incomplete code/drivers (YES)
Alexis> Then you will find an option for the realtek 8139 under
Alexis> the Ethernet(10 or 100Mbit) section.
Alexis> I have this card working on one of our servers. The only
Alexis> problem I've detected is that the card goes crazy when I
Alexis> try to transfer large chunks of data (aprox 65MB). I have
Alexis> to unload the module, and then reload it again so that it
Alexis> works.
You might try replacing the driver with the most recent one from Don
Becker's website. I'm pretty sure that the version in the kernel
sources for 2.2.10 was quite old.
We had a similar problem and the newer driver fixed it.
Cheers,
--
Martin Oldfield.
