>> And from dmesg:
>> eth0: RealTek RTL8139 at 0xe09c3000, 00:50:xx:xx:xx:xx, IRQ 11
>> eth0: Identified 8139 chip type 'RTL-8139C'
>
> If you didn't cro§§mix the cut and paste, it then means
> the new card uses the same chip, "reputed cheap NIC" than
> the other one ?
>
> Poor Mr.Jason's not going to like it ...
>
> Heaven smiles, Earth cries ;-)

Haha! But I think its the different chip: VIA VT6105 Rhine-III
my dmesg tells me:
eth0: VIA VT6105 Rhine-III
eth0: MII PHY

Btw. what an earth is MII PHY?

And damn Microsoft, they misspelled my name:
http://music.msn.com/album/?album=41839578
Who is Mr.Watson? I know its not me...

Its one of those days I guess (AGAIN)