> Any other ideas? How can I further troubleshoot the dead interface? > I gave up sky2 a long time ago. > > I am maintaining sk98lin driver written by Marvel > just to be able to use my onboard network reliably. > > Just install it and change sky2 for sk98lin in /etc/modprobe.conf. > It can be download from ATrpms. > > http://atrpms.net/dist/fc6/sk98lin/ > > Maybe it can help you also. The sk98lin driver works like a charm. Just a "yum install sk98lin" away. Thanks alot Paulo..