This one time, at band camp, Randy Perkins <randyperkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 1) do the other machines have ip addresses 192.168.0.x where x < 255 > and not 1 yes > 2) do the other machines have netmask of 255.255.255.0 yes > 3) can the other machines on the network ping each other ? yes > 4) do you use a hub/router that has lights that can be used for > troubleshooting. yes, lights are on > 5) can you successfully 'ping localhost' [root@xxxxx root]# ping localhost PING kevin.oceania.net (127.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from kevin.oceania.net (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.049 ms Kind regards Kevin -- ______ (_____ \ _____) ) ____ ____ ____ ____ | ____/ / _ ) / _ | / ___) / _ ) | | ( (/ / ( ( | |( (___ ( (/ / |_| \____) \_||_| \____) \____) Kevin Waterson Port Macquarie, Australia