Somebody in the thread at some point said: > But I am surprised that setting something like > "alias eth0 orinoco_cs" in /etc/modprobe.conf > is not enough to persuade the laptop to use eth0 for this card, > even after re-booting? Is it still surprising if e100 has already grabbed eth0? If you blacklist e100 completely as a test install e100 /bin/true then you will have more luck if I understood it. -Andy