3Com 3c2000 NIC support? - FC3?

[Dave]

> > On my Asus K8V motherboard is a 3-Com 3c2000 NIC.  I have downloaded and
compiled the Driver (as far as I can tell, new to this distro) but I am
having problems getting it to load with the kernel and trying to configure
it. The log file messages had some text relating to the startup of the
driver but I cannot access the internet etc.
> >
> > I followed the instructions to extract the tar, "make load" then
"ifconfig eth0 up", but when I go to the network configuration utilities in
FC1 I can't find the card or driver.  Nor can I figure out how to load it on
boot.  The instructions talk about using "/etc/modules.conf file" or insmod
.  Also as I cannot select the NIC I cannot tell if it is set to use DHCP.
> >
> > >From the readme file
> > +++++SNIP+++++++++
> ---SNIP ----
> > +++++++SNIP+++++++
> >
> > I use an old computer with Smoothwall on it which provides the DHCP.
> >
> > Thanks
> >   Dav
> >
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "eng.Ilia Dulgerov" <ilia at linuxman.biz>>
>
> I had same problem with ASSUS mobo and i found that modprobe sk98lin do
> the trick and driver loaded and detected card properly.
> nex is ifconfig I assume it is common way to config.
> Hope this help
> -- 
> ///eng.Ilia Dulgerov,  <office at linuxman.biz>
> // ph.+359 888 541553

Thanks, Question: what is modprobe &/or sk98lin?  As far as I can find with
google sk98lin is for a different NIC and I'm not sure what to do with
modprobe.

You'll see another thread that I just posted to about 10 min ago "Re: 3com
3c2000 NIC support" where I am trying re-compile the 3c2000 drivers and get
them into the /lib/.../net/ directory.

Dave