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Re: problem with r8169 driver SL 5.3 (xen kernel and not)
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Dr Andrew C Aitchison <[log in to unmask]>
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Dr Andrew C Aitchison <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:13:39 +0100
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On Mon, 24 Aug 2009, Doug Benjamin wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have just recently installed SL 5.3 x86_64 and am having trouble with the 
> r8169 network driver.
> The card reports that its MAC address is FE:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF.  The card seems 
> to work but obviously
> this MAC address is bogus.  I have tried rebuilding the driver from Realtek 
> without success
>
> It appears that Red Hat has fixed the problem.  Any idea when it will make it 
> into SL5.3?
>
> http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0225.html

... the files in that are replaced by those in 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1222.html
which is the security fix that many of us have been waiting for.
I expect it will be top of Troy or Connie's list this morning.

-- 
Dr. Andrew C. Aitchison		Computer Officer, DPMMS, Cambridge
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