[CentOS] compaq v2000 laptop -- realtek RTL8100C?

Jerry Geis <geisj at pagestation.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a compaq V2000 laptop. Specs for network say its a
> realtek 8139/8139C+ NIC.

Is it really a RTL8139?
Or it is possible that it's a RTL8100?

The reason I ask is because while the RTL8100 is supposed to
be MAC compatible with the RTL8139, I'm finding this is not
the case.  E.g.,
  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=175971
 

> Other distros (namely suse) said there was no problem with
> this was detected and worked.
> Mine does not work on either of the 2 V2000 laptops I have.
> I tried manually loading the 8139cp module then restarting
> the network and that did not do it.

Nope, the 8139cp didn't work at all.
The 8139too driver loads, but doesn't communicate at all.


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