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sindi keesan wrote:
>
> I had a problem with a PCMCIA ethernet module and also 
> PCMCIA modem, with 2.2.26.  

I have tried every PCMCIA card I can find, and they all work 
with BL3.40 (2.2.26 kernel).  No problem at all.  That's on
a Toshiba 486 laptop.

> In the config file for the small BL3.40 kernel, rtl8139 is NOT 
> included as a module.  

That doesn't matter.  It simply means the rtl8139 was not 
compiled on that run of the compiler.

> Have you tried the 'big' kernel

I would encourage people to try all sorts of variations to try 
to narrow down where this "problem" is occuring.  I do not get
a problem on any of my hardware.

> My Accton cards (ISA) did work with 3.40  - ne and 8390 are supported.

So are rtl8139, 8139too and eepro100.  I use all of those.

> Which other ethernet modules ARE working for other users with BL3.40?

Let me say it again: *everything* I have tried on my hardware has worked.

> I think with kernel 2.2.16 rtl8139 and tulip worked even though 
> they were not listed in the config file.  

Yes they did.

> Things may have changed in 2.2.26.  

Not to my knowledge.  It works just the same for me in 2.2.16
and 2.2.26

Cheers,
Steven

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