> The thing that puzzles me is that some time ago (say, around > kernel 2.4.9 or 2.4.10), I had Linux installed in this > computer and I could use the ethernet correctly with a 2.4 > kernel. :-( > > Were there any relevant modifications to the MACE code?
Yes, I slightly changed the setting of the MAC address filter & multicast filter in the driver to match a workaround used by Apple on some MACE chip revs. It's possible that my implementation is incorrect. Can you tell me what chip revision do you have ? (printed by the driver at boot). Ben.