Don't know about 2.4, but I have had no problems doing ftp installs on
laptops with PCMICA network cards. Make sure you use the full install disk
set. (5 disks, rescue, root, driver 1-3, don't need base.) and you should be
set. I belive the PCMICA utils shipped with Debian 2.2 is actually a newer
release than RedHat 7. 

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