I also tried switching to 65.165.40.239, which is what I think it should be, but that didn't seem to work. I'll go back and double check this though. I am using Bob & Co for my DSL. I've got the 65.165.40.232-239 block of addresses. (Subnet = 255.255.255.248). I'll double check the doco I've got at home regarding the broadcast. Looking at it again, I'd have to agree that the current setting looks strange. Dave On 13 Jul 2001 14:05:54 -0500, Nate Straz wrote: > 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