> We got some kind of networking to work momentarily, then all networking died
> on the Windows PC.

I have had problems similar to this with various win pcs.  Sometimes they wouldn't log onto the smb network when they were booted and I would have to select log off and then back on again.  At one point I found a registry setting that was doing it but I can't remember what it was.  Something was changing it because even after i fixed it it would do the same thing a day or two later.  I never cared enough to dig further but I hope what little info that is helps.


marc