Hi, I have a strange problem in Linux Kernel 2.4.18. If I use "ifconfig eth0 down", It is not releasing the IP address. Still I am able to ping to that IP address. what is the problem? Kumar __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com - : 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