> Well, I've done quite a bit of testing to characterize > this year-old problem when using Gbit ethernet interface > cards. I believe the answer is somewhere in anaconda and > is timing related. To clarify my experience, I encountered these problems when using the intel e1000 card on my dell motherboard. I did NOT have any problems when using dell supplied pci broadcom gbit cards. So it's clearly not all gbit ethernet. seph