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Old 02-20-2008, 09:23 AM
+Alan Hicks+
 
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Default Re: eth problem

In alt.os.linux.slackware, Paul Ingram dared to utter,
> For fear of sounding "anal" here I try my best anyway. It seems to me
> that I sould only be showing 2 cards, the Realtek and the D-Link. I am
> running Windows right now because I am working, but the device manager
> in Windows shows the same thing, here it is:
>
> 1. D-Link DFE-530TX PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (rev. C)
> 2. Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
> 3. Realtek RTL8139/810X Family PCI Fast Ehternet NIC # 2


I would google to see why Windows is showing two Realtek's. Very few
motherboards come with two onboard NICs, and when they do, they are
very rarely Realtek! I imagine it's something freaky in the windows
driver, but I could be wrong.

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