--- alx-src/branches/alxconf_20060908/init.d/alxsettings	2011/04/13 12:39:28	1799
+++ alx-src/branches/alxconf-060/init.d/alxsettings	2011/04/14 19:29:35	1800
@@ -672,6 +672,7 @@
 preliminary_network()
 {
 	local module
+	local modulesconf
 
 	if [ -f /etc/alxconfig-ng/state/configured ]
 	then
@@ -682,6 +683,18 @@
 			module=$(cat ${SETTINGSPATH}/modules)
 			modprobe ${module}
 		fi
+		
+		# check modprobe.conf
+		if [[ $(kernel_major_version) = 2.4 ]]
+		then
+			modulesconf="/etc/modules.conf"
+		else
+			modulesconf="/etc/modprobe.conf"
+		fi
+		if [[ -z $(grep eth0 ${modulesconf}) ]]
+		then
+			/sbin/modules-update force
+		fi
 	else
 		# vars used by hwdetect
 		local NETCARD_FULLNAME NETCARD_DRIVER MOUSE_FULLNAME MOUSE_DEVICE SOUND_FULLNAME