> That would mean quite a lot of pages including > google/freshmeat/sourceforge..... > I really mean that no page ever comes through completely. > Connections start , but stop almost immediately. This could still very well be a windows problem with your specific network. You could be getting collisions on your network and your windows box may just not be sending out another request to the server, or not be getting the request back at all. Linux, on the other hand, may notice that the packet didn't arrive (properly) and may issue another request. Is your Linux DNS/NAT system connected to your network using two network cards? If not then there could be issues with collisions. If two network cards, is one card connected to your Internet and the other your network (gateway/firewall style), or is it just another host on the network with both NICs pointing right back into a single hub/switch? If so then could possibly be collisions. Cheers, Daniel -- Daniel Hedlund daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxx CEO & Chief Consultant DigiTree Studios Pty Ltd.