Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2003 21:28:23 -0500 From: "Jonathan T. Sage" <sagejona@theatre.msu.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Realtek 8139 unstable? Message-ID: <3FD13EC7.4080407@theatre.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <20031205201826.2551509f.kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com> References: <000001c3bafc$38a92540$5201a8c0@intranet.absol.co.za> <20031205201826.2551509f.kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com>
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