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Subject: Re: Ethernet not recognized
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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