Hi, folks We are trying to perform a simple test, intended to verify that hardware behaves ok: 1. Connect 2 interfaces (eth0 and eth1) on the same host with cross cable 3. Configure interfaces to have different IP addresses 2. Send ping from one interface to another 4. See RX and TX counters incrementing in "ifconfig eth0/eth1" This worked in kernel 2.0, but in 2.2/2.4 packets go through loopback interface. Is there any way to send them through real interfaces ? Thanks in advane. Felix. - : 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