Well, someone using ne2000 chipset have same problem-----drop connection some people already post in mail list, but the sound like no one interested about our problem it will auto drop connection when used a long time ( over 24 hours ) I can not use ifconfig to restart the interface, so I must reboot the kernel ( system ) I didn't reach this problem before, but in 2.4.x, I hope it will fix soon and please help us to fix my system config: Cable modem NE2000-PCI problem type: connection drop when used over 24 hours or more Thanks - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/