Greetings, Thanks for the RPM info, but as it turns out I'm not quite done with the installation from my point of view. I haven't had much time to read, so this question is probably answered someplace obvious. If so, forgive me posting here. Last night I attempted some basic functions on my system. Turns out my network may not be functioning. I tried pinging google, my router and a few other places all without success. This after trying to point lynx to google and being told it couldn't be found. Question: is it possible that Linux noticed my network card, configured it but didn't start up the network when I booted? This shouldn't be a firewall issue since, when asked about firewall configuration, I elected no firewall. My router is enough of a firewall for now. John _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list