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Subject: Re: Ethernet not recognized
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Robert Huff wrote:
> Derek Ragona writes:
>
>   
>>  Check the motherboard documentation for the ethernet chipset,
>>  then look in the kernel config file for your kernel.  It is
>>  likely simply not enabled in your kernel, or may require a second
>>  driver as do many of the ethernet drivers.
>>     
>
> 	Also check whether the network "card" is enabled in the BIOS.
>
>
> 					Robert Huff
On a similar note, some chipsets (SIS in my experience) with onboard 
NICs disable the onboard NIC if you have another PCI card.
-Garrett