On Wed, Jun 13, 2001 at 08:37:37AM -0700, Taylor, ForrestX wrote: > What does your ks.cfg look like at the network configuration? > I just fixed the problem. Here's what was going on: The machine was connected to a Cisco 3524XL. In the file Documentation/networking/vortex.txt, there is a note about Cisco 6509 switches having a problem with the 3COM card. On a whim I tried the same fix for this port on the Cisco switch, and it worked. The trick is to change the "spanning tree" parameter to "portfast" for that port. Hope this helps anybody who is in the same situation! Ajay