>>>>> "Support" == Support <support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> I'm getting this when trying to ping any host on my network >> from machine B. >> >> Which leads me to suspect a problem with my ethernet card. yet >> it ifconfigs up and down OK. >> >> Is there a conclusive test to demonstrate that the problem is >> with the network card? Support> Ping your network card. Not the Loop address, but the Support> network address. If you can ping the network address I can. Support> then you should be able to ping the gateway or other Support> systems on your network. I can't. I get Destination host unreachable. -- Colin Adams Preston Lancashire