Broadcom NIC on Kernel 2.4.18

[Adrian Walker]

Hi Linux Poweredge List --

Newbie here....  Just bought a Poweredge 850.

Dell and Broadcom seem to have set up a neat catch 22.

I have to use RedHat 8.0 with kernel 2.4.18, to keep compatibility with
other software.

The Dell install software only works with later Redhat versions.

So, I went to the Broadcom site and downloaded their tg3 driver source code.
It does not compile!  (The Broadcom site confirms that "the driver may not
compile on kernels older that 2.4.24")

Does anyone know of a workaround please?

Thanks in advance,    -- Adrian
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