Help with Intel Pro/1000 GT NIC

I've already ranted to the wrong Tao mail list today, so I'll try to be 
civil.

The problem I am having involves two situations and places me between a rock 
and a hard place.

We use one of the cheaper KVMs here. As long as I use Tao 1 Update 2 with 
kernel 2.4.21-15, I have no problem, but Update 4 and Tao 4 Update 2 cause 
the mouse and monitor to become unstable. I have to install the Intel 
Pro/1000 GT NIC in all of the servers we use here, but the Update 2 does not 
recognize them.

I did install Tao 1 Update 6 today and specified a PS/2 2-button mouse and a 
lower resolution monitor, and it seems to be OK for now, but I have read 
about instability after as much as an hour. It appears to take some time for 
the monitor to resync in X, but eventually does.

My preference would be to update to 6, but this may break some things and I 
fear doing this on production servers. Can anyone tell me what I might need 
to do to get the same NIC support that Update 6 has using Update 2?

Money always seems to drive our hardware decisions, and I don't think I can 
convince anybody to change what has been purchased.

Many thanks to any who may be able to help.

Steve Campbell
campbell-TtXmYh9KqR1Wk0Htik3J/[email protected]
Charleston Newspapers