AMD 760 chipset/BCM5700 interaction.

[frank at exit.com]

I just replaced a flakey Intel gigabit nic with a BCM5700-based 3Com nic,
thinking that would work better.  Silly me.  It seems there's a nasty
interaction between the chipset and the nic, which 3Com solved with a
driver release.  From the Tyan site:
    #  Why can't I browse Network Neighborhood with my 3Com 3C996 Gigabit
       Ethernet Adapter?

       This is a driver issue with the 3c996 Gigabit Ethernet card and the
       AMD chipset.  3Com has released drivers to resolve this issue. The
       drivers are dated 12-18-01 & can be downloaded from [...]

So does anyone know the details of this interaction.  Might there be a fix
anywhere?  Or should I just bite the bullet and get a newer Intel board?
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