In article <33J87TL@math.fu-berlin.de> gerd@zaphod.physik.fu-berlin.de (Gerd Buntkowsky) writes:
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>Hello
>I have a problem starting the Internet (0.98 pl1-37). During boot procedure
>my ethernetcard is found, but later when /etc/config is called
>is says "socket: protocol not supported".
>I get the same error when I try to run config by hand.
>I use a WD8013.
>during bootup I get 
>   > 
>   > sock_init: initializing family 1 (AF_UNIX)
>   > sock_init: initializing family 2 (AF_INET)
>   > Loopback device init
>   > WD8013, using 16bit I/F , 32pages memory ethernet address ...
>   >
>Thanks in advance
>     gerd
>
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It's a bug in config. You need a new config file or modify the source.
I don't remember where I got my config file though. Try to find a
newer one.

Stig