Im having a problem trying to get a realtek 8139 network card to work.
Running Redhat 8, kernel 2.4.18-14, mecer 266+ notebook. (this is a new dual
boot install. card works under w2k - yuck!)
Runs into a BayStack 450 Switch (Link light is on - so the point is live)



dmesg states

divert: allocating divert_blk for eth0
eth0: RealTek RTL8139 Fast Ethernet at 0xe6913000, 00:40:ca:b7:46:e0, IRQ9
eth0:   Identified 8139 chip type 'RTL-8139C'
eth0: Setting 100mbps full-duplex based on auto-negotiated partner ability
41e1.
NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
eth0: Tx descriptor 0 is 00002000.
eth0: Tx descripter 1 is 00002000.
eth0: Tx descripter 2 is 00002000.
eth0: Tx descripter 3 is 00002000. (queue head)
eth0: Setting 100mbps full-duplex based on auto-negotiated partner ability
41e1.


lspci states


00:08.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd
RTL-8139/8139C/8139
C+ (rev10)
        Subsystem: FIRST INTERNATIONAL Computer Inc: Unknown device 2420
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 9
        I/O ports at 2000 [size=256]
        memory at e0004000 (32-bit, non-prefecthable) [size=256]
        Capabilities: [50] Power management version 2


lsmod states 

Module          Size   Used by       Not tainted
8139too         17704     1
mii             2156       0         [8139too]


/etc/modules.conf states

alias eth0 8139too
options 8139too IRQ=9

The network service starts up fine, has a fixed IP, this tells me that there
is nothing wrong with the module, if I try and browse or ping anything then
it does nothing...

So if I set it to dhcp, run ifup eth0 that fails, also in /var/log/messages
I get 

Jul 24 10:33:22 venus dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received.



Any help would be appreciated ...

Chris



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