Hey .. can someone clarify this: If i send a ping packet or any other packet out to a network where my interface is UP but not plugged into anything with a cable, should i get an error on the interface when i look at an ifconfig command ? How else can i get recieve and trasmit errors? Thanks Madhav - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html