In article <200301141708.17339.hostmaster@rostok.net.ua>,
root <hostmaster@rostok.net.ua> wrote:
>Hi.
>
>I just got 3COM 3C996B-T with BCM5701 chip. It doesn't work with a
>kernel built from 1.6 source. The gigabit phy goes unrecognized:
>

Yes it does not work with 1.6, it will be fixed on 1.6.1 and should
work with current. I think there are some uncommitted patches for
it, but we should resolve them in the next few days.

christos