Darren Salt [off-list ref] :
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Whoops. I'd not noticed the -rc4 patches...

These seem to help a little: mii-tool can reset it and bring the link up
regardless of RTL_CFG_{1,2}. After that, RTL_CFG_1 allows sending to work,
and RTL_CFG_2 allows both sending and receiving to work (tested by trying to
get an IP address via DHCP).

Did you need to play with mii-tool to have DHCP working or did it work
automagically (assuming the -rc4 patches + the RTL_CFG_2 change of course) ?

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Ueimor