When I saw an X1000 the guy just plugged it in to the router and turned it on. Although I admit it did feel a bit weird browsing the web on an Amiga, LOL. It's been a long time. 
Is there something I missed about their networking not working?
The driver for the on-board ethernet still hasn't been released yet. So, all A1-X1000s come with a PCI networking card, and that card works just fine (as you saw yourself). It was announced at AmiWest that the driver for the on-board ethernet was in testing.
IIRC, one person in particular was incensed that the on-board ethernet driver wasn't released shortly after AmiWest. That's probably the big fuss that you missed.
Hans
