On Thu, Jul 12, 2001 at 02:30:29PM -0500, David Royer wrote: > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:01:03:C6:50:7D > inet addr:65.165.40.236 Bcast:65.255.255.255 > Mask:255.255.255.248 That's a really weird looking Bcast, especially with that netmask. I admit, I'm not a network expert, and it is working on the other machine. Let's see, 3 bits worth of netmask should give the network about five addresses that you can use. Is that right? Are these the settings that your DSL provider gave you to set up two machines on your DSL line? Nate