1. This driver supports Realtek RTL8169 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter in linux kernel 2.4.x.
2. Installation steps:
(1)Compiling r8169.c using 'Makefile'.
"make"
(2)Move r8169.o to the directory "/lib/modules/2.4.2/kernel/drivers/net".
"cp r8169.o /lib/modules/2.4.2/kernel/drivers/net"
(3)Insert module to kernel.
"insmod r8169"
(4)Check driver status
"dmesg"
3. The media can be forced to one of the 5 modes as follows.
Cmd: "insmod r8169 media = SET_MEDIA"
Ex: "insmod r8169 media = 0x04" will force PHY to operate in 100Mpbs Half-duplex.