RTL8139 driver hangs up

[sharkey@superk.physics.sunysb.edu]

> 	I have been using the rtl 8139 driver v 1.07 with a 2.2.13
> kernel (this is the default that comes with GNU/Debian 2.2 frozen). I
> have experienced some trouble with the driver. Namely, the 
> card stops existing as far as the real world is concerned: it becomes
> invisible to the local network

Join the club.  Everyone (or at least an awful lot of people) have this
problem with this card.

There's a new driver for these cards in the latest 2.3 kernels.  I
still haven't tried it yet, but, it's suppossedly less buggy than the
driver by Donald Becker (on which it was based).

Either give that a shot, or, buy a new NIC.

Eric
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