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On 18 Mar 2007 at 10:43, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote, in part:

> Message from Steven
> ===================

> Sorry about the problems with your NIC.  Newer hardware often does not work
> with BL3 (which was designed for old hardware). 

Hi,  Steven et al.

I forgot where I got the below section of /etc/rc ; guess it was modified 
from the 
standard one.

What's this  udchpc  ?

If it's commented out, can my old/middle-aged hardware still be able to 
access the 
network?

Thanks,
Sheldon

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insmod rtl8139
###_ACTIVATE ETHERNET_###
## ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.2 up
## udchpc
ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.100 up
route add default gw 192.168.1.1