linux-beta (2.6.7)

[Dennis Veatch]

With linux-beta I had no network connection, couldn't ping anyone outside the 
box though localhost and the NIC could be pinged and ifconfig/netstat showed 
everyone was there for the party.

What fixed it was compiling the driver (3c59x) into the kernel. This is the 
first time I've encountered this sort of problem and have no idea why 2.6.7 
has to be this way since the last several incarnations of 2.6.7 worked with 
it as a module. Couldn't find anything in the logs under either scenario to 
suggest a troubleshooting path. 

Is this a bug in the kernel or Lunar?