@ nick_krym, try this from a terminal as root

modprobe /lib/modules/<your kernel version>/kernel/drivers/net/sis900.o

see if it loads.

this is so frustating. ok, there was a sis900.o.gz in that directory, so i did gzip -d on it, and then it decompressed into sis900.o. then when i do modprobe /lib/modules/2.4.18/kernel/drivers/net/sis900.o it sais modprobe: Can't locate modules /lib/modules/2.4.18/kernel/drivers/net/sis900.o .
i think this will never work

try it from the directory

cd /lib/modules/2.4.18/kernel/drivers/net

modprobe sis900.o

nope, same error.

how about this from the directory

insmod sis900.o

ok it looked like it worked, so i restarted my pc and the network still doesnt work

what does lsmod return?

pcmcia_core and ide-scsi

hmm, then i did insmod again, and now theres sis 900 in the list, but does this mean that i have to do insmod everytime i use linux? and by the way, the network still doesnt work

the module probably unloaded on boot. when you ran the gzip -d did it leave the original sis900.o.gz intact? if so, remove or delete the extracted file. then then try modprobe again. if modprobe doesn't work, try the insmod, if it loads don't reboot the system. proceed w/trying to configure the network. if you can get the module loaded, then we'll look at getting it to load at every boot. i'm hoping you can get modpbe to work, if you can it should be as simple as adding this

SiS 900/7016 PCI Fast Ethernet
/sbin/modprobe sis900

to the appropriate part of /etc/rc.d/rc.modules

ok i deleted sis900.o.gz and modprobe still doesnt work. i loaded sis900 with insmod and did netconfig, still doesnt work. , andy other suggestions?

i meant to delete the file you extracted, not the original. i was thinking that modprobe was getting confused because there were 2 files there. we can't tell now. i'm going to have to do some searching to see how to reinstall that module.

try modprobe sis900 w/out the .o

if that loads then look at post #25 add the info there. you may have to do rmmod sis900.o first if the module is loaded from the previous insmod command, just check what modules are loaded w/ lsmod.

yes! it worked, finally i am connected to the network! thanks alot PEACEDOG, i owe you big time.

my apologies for not recognizing that i had a syntax error in the above posts. (leaving in the .o) you threw me for a loop w/the "ok, there was a sis900.o.gz in that directory, so i did gzip -d on it, and then it decompressed into sis900.o." in any event, i'm glad your up and running, don't forget to add the info posted in #25, to save your settings across a reboot. happy slacking.
good luck.