>>> 1. An NE2000 clone (no idea what Manufactor):  Unfortunatly its IRQ
>>>    is set to 3 and [appears unchangeable].
>> Did you try building a kernel with the irq changed on the relevant
>> line?
> Sure I did (otherwise the card wouldnt work at all) --

Actually, I've seen network cards sort-of-work even with their IRQ
values wrong; typically, received packets won't be noticed until it
transmits another packet - but if the network is busy, this can look
like "working" for a while.

But if you've fixed the IRQ, then I'm out of ideas.

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