> You should have seen my face, it fucking worked, I don't know why but it
> downloaded from ftp AND websites. Fucking network card, took half an hour to get
> another one from the computer store (still on warranty), now it works like a
> charm, plus it has windows xp installed, oh yeah.

Holy shit, that's fucked up. Sorry about that. I wonder if the problem was the configuration? My old DSL modem wouldn't work properly unless you specifically set the network card to 10mb/sec Full Duplex instead of autodetect... My brother also had a fucked up network card that would disconnect from the network every 15 seconds, only with his motherboard (ASUS A7V), but any other network card worked fine in the same slot with the same cable...