----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 7:34 PM
Subject: RE: [newbie] nic card
> Thanks!
>
> I forgot to mention until I recieve an email that while mandrake
> autodetected the linksys card it wouldn't work with DHCP. I had to get
> another motherboard for it to be finally successful. It seems that all
the
> stars must align just so concerning the motherboard and hardware before
> linux will behave correctly. I had the same problem with this motherboard
> and the CDROM. (fyi, it was a Gigabyte board)...
>
I have the Linksys 10/100 Version2.0 installed in 3 different systems which
each have a different brand of MOBO. All were auto dedected and the driver
loaded and I use DHCP on all. Your problem was more likly related to
NetConfig than to the "stars".
Charles
