Server = Debian Etch & A Half - 2.6.24 Clients = Debian Etch & A Half and Puppy and Windows XP Program located in server = Inventory application built using VFP 9 in .exe format. Again, no problem if clients are all XP and simultaneously accessing one and same program in Debian server, but once a linux client joins (be it debian or puppy distro) and accesses the same winapp program via wine, the server would hang after about an hour, and all client connections (including XP) would be lost. If the linux clients join the combo network, but don't access the same winapp, the server will be alright.