Santa wrote:

> Well I didn't check the IRQ conflicts, but if there is any IRQ
> conflict, then I didn't see this problem with Linux at all. I have
> Win2K and Linux (dual boot) on that machine, if I boot Linux, no
> problem at all, I am on Network. AnywaY i will check whether any IRQ
> conflict.

That would show up in device manager.
Another question: which services have you enabled on the w2k machine - is it
a "w2k _server_ edition" by any chance and running a (2nd) dhcp server, or
announce weird things through UpnP (turn this off)?
--
Longhorn error#4711: TCPA / NGSCP VIOLATION: Microsoft optical mouse
detected penguin patterns on mousepad. Partition scan in progress
*to*remove*offending*incompatible*products.**React ivate*your*MS*software.
Linux woodpecker.homnet.at 2.6.9-mm1[LinuxCounter#295241]