Can't get IP, D-Link router, Realtek 8139, FC9

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I think this is not a fedora specific problem, since I can't get an IP with Ubuntu, Damnsmalllinux and Slax, all livecd versions. It would be great if someone can help me out.
Many thanks in advance.

Tried:
- I added a 2nd network card, still no IP.
- Tried different cables.
- Tried Half 10 mode

mii-tool eth0 --force=10baseT-HD

Hardware involves:
- D-link 624 router with DHCP
- Realtek 8139


Error messages:

[fedora@localhost ~]$ dmesg |less
 ... 
eth3: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1
eth2: link down
ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth2: link is not ready
eth3: no IPv6 routers present
NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth3: transmit timed out
eth3: Transmit timeout, status 0d 0000 c07f media 10.
eth3: Tx queue start entry 4  dirty entry 0.
eth3:  Tx descriptor 0 is 0008205a. (queue head)
eth3:  Tx descriptor 1 is 0008204e.
eth3:  Tx descriptor 2 is 00082156.
eth3:  Tx descriptor 3 is 00082046.
eth3: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1
NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth3: transmit timed out
eth3: Transmit timeout, status 0d 0000 c07f media 10.
eth3: Tx queue start entry 4  dirty entry 0.
eth3:  Tx descriptor 0 is 00082156. (queue head)
eth3:  Tx descriptor 1 is 00082046.
eth3:  Tx descriptor 2 is 0008205a.
eth3:  Tx descriptor 3 is 00082046.
eth3: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1
NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth3: transmit timed out
eth3: Transmit timeout, status 0d 0000 c07f media 10.
eth3: Tx queue start entry 4  dirty entry 0.
eth3:  Tx descriptor 0 is 00082156. (queue head)
eth3:  Tx descriptor 1 is 00082156.
eth3:  Tx descriptor 2 is 00082156.
eth3:  Tx descriptor 3 is 00082156.
...

[root@localhost ~]# ethtool eth3
Settings for eth3:
	Supported ports: [ TP MII ]
	Supported link modes:   10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 
	                        100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 
	Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
	Advertised link modes:  10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 
	                        100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 
	Advertised auto-negotiation: No
	Speed: 10Mb/s
	Duplex: Half
	Port: MII
	PHYAD: 32
	Transceiver: internal
	Auto-negotiation: off
	Supports Wake-on: pumbg
	Wake-on: d
	Current message level: 0x00000007 (7)
	Link detected: yes

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Solved, quote from:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...-newer-593495/

The issue
Something got broken in kernel 2.6.21.3. The problem, according to the Gentoo Wiki and the Ubuntu Forums, is that:

Quote:

As of 27 May 2007, in kernel 2.6.21.3, you may experience the issues with the r8169 driver if you dual boot Windows on some systems. Windows by defaults disables the NIC at Windows shutdown time in order to disable Wake-On-Lan, and this NIC will remain disabled until the next time Windows turns it on. The r8169 driver in the kernel does not know how to turn the NIC on from this disabled state; therefore, the device will not respond, even if the driver loads and reports that the device is up. To work around this problem, simply enable the feature "Wake-on-lan after shutdown." You can set this options through Windows' device manager.
The solution
- Boot up Windows
- Right click on My Computer
- Click on Properties -> Hardware -> Device Manager
- Expand your network card section and double click on your Realtek network card
- Set "Wake-on-lan after shutdown" to enabled