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Description of problem:
1. ifconfig reports HWaddr as 00:00:00:00:00:00
   ping to or from NIC fails
2. manually entered HWaddr w/ number on NIC card
   ping to or from NIC fails
3. /proc/pci identifies NIC
   Bus  2, device  10, function  0:
    Ethernet controller: D-Link System Inc DL2K Ethernet (rev 7).
      IRQ 5.
      Master Capable.  Latency=32.  Min Gnt=10.Max Lat=10.
      I/O at 0xcc00 [0xccff].
      Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfe900000 [0xfe9001ff].
4. /var/log/messages acknowledges NIC
   Mar 10 02:06:47 cs2 kernel: eth2: , 00:00:00:00:00:00, IRQ 5
   Mar 10 02:06:47 cs2 kernel: tx_coalesce:^I16 packets
   Mar 10 02:06:47 cs2 kernel: rx_coalesce:^I10 packets
   Mar 10 02:06:47 cs2 kernel: rx_timeout: ^I128000 ns
   Mar 10 02:06:47 cs2 kernel: eth2: Link up
   Mar 10 02:06:47 cs2 kernel: Operating at 1000 Mbps, Full duplex
   Mar 10 02:06:47 cs2 kernel: Enable Tx Flow Control
   Mar 10 02:06:47 cs2 kernel: Enable Rx Flow Control
5. Second NIC installed.  Also failed.
6. uname -rm
   2.4.18-24.7.x i686


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. install NIC
2. run ifconfig; ping
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Additional info: