On Sat, 2006-11-04 at 12:21 +0530, Raghavendra Moktali wrote: > my setup below if it matters. > (DSL)-->(802.11b router)--|--->(100mbps link to eth0) > (DHCP+firewall ) (with crossover cable) I doubt it has anything to do with your problem, but that's an usual place to put a cross-over cable. You normally use straight-through cables for things that are supposed to be connected together (such as routers and computers), and cross-over cables for things that don't normally connect directly together (e.g. two PCs). -- (Currently testing FC5, but still running FC4, if that's important.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.