HI, > Is it a RTL8111/8168B? If so, yes, the r8169 module newly in the > 2.6.19 kernel works fine. But you could also have built the module > from source available at the Realtek website. > > http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=14&PFid=7&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false#2 Yeah tried that. It ran about 2.3kb/s at max and so was unusable. Had seen so many posts saying "forgetaboutit and get a new nic card" that that's what I did. the cable in the cheap card though comes disconnected, so if anyone has seen this too and knows... Thanks, Shawn