Ok that sounds like a good think to try. If that fails I might have to solve this the microsoft way;format and reinstall, but I really really don't want to do that. Explorer has caused a general protection fault in module kernel32.dll. I'm sick of Winblows! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Myrow" <amyrow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 5:38 PM Subject: Re: more network problems > If you find a rc.firewall script, you or somebody would have to have put > it there. Yes, you could delete it, but this isn't your problem because > the script isn't run until your network is up. By the way, when you run > netconfig and choose DHCP, it asks for a hostname and says that some > providers require it. Leave it blank unless you are 100% sure you need > it. I didn't need it with Road Runner, but reportedly, some providers > require it. Maybe your router requires a hostname or you've set it to > require one. In any case, like I said, try a direct connection to your > cable modem first. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >