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Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 11:46:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: Garett Spencley <gspen@home.com>
To: Ingo Oeser <ingo.oeser@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de>
Cc: Michael F Gordon <Michael.Gordon@ee.ed.ac.uk>,
        David Lang <david.lang@digitalinsight.com>,
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Subject: Re: 2.4.4 breaks dhcpcd with Realtek 8139
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> I'm plugged in to a cable modem, with the DHCP server at the ISP.  The
> server requires the MAC address to be registered, so sending the DHCP
> request with a different MAC address could cause the symptoms.  I doubt
> it's a timing problem - replacing the 8139 driver with the 2.4.3 version
> but otherwise using the distributed 2.4.4 makes DHCP work as expected.

I meant to get back sooner. I'm also plugged into a cable modem (though
trhough a 5 port hub). Same symptoms for me.

-- 
Garett

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