Followed Rob explicitly, now f16 box using uverse, on internet! ifcfg-eth0: # Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5702X Gigabit Ethernet DEVICE=eth0 HWADDR=00:e0:18:d2:d1:95 BROADCAST=255.255.255.255 ONBOOT=yes BOOTPROTO=dhcp TYPE=Ethernet NM_CONTROLLED=yes USERCTL=no PEERDNS=yes Many, many thanks to Rob. A lost week but I learned something. Now if I can just get ATT to give me a description of those 3 pieces of electronic gear under my desk. I am also very encouraged by Rob's remark, something like: "linux and uverse are just fine" Jack -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org