I'm calling this OT because it isn't a Linux question, but it is a computer question and there are some unixy elements to it. I cannot connect to the PC via VNC, but I also cannot ping it. On the other hand, traceroute from outside the network finds it OK. On the PC I see this kind of info from ipconfig /all: Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MIKE1 Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI Gigabit Ethernet Controller Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-D4-28-B4-37 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.94.163.100 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, November 12, 2005 7:12:06 AM Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, November 13, 2005 7:12:06 AM When I SSH from the PC to a Solaris box outside of my home network, the Solaris box says I'm connecting from CPE-24-94-198-51.mn.res.rr.com (I changed that number just a bit, but you get the idea). Ping works to "localhost" or to 192.168.1.100 but not to 192.168.1.1 nor to CPE-24-94-198-51.mn.res.rr.com. So I am stuck. I have Time-Warner cable modem and Linksys 54g wireless router (but I'm plugged into the router with an ethernet wire). I'm running Windows XP x64 (but I doubt that has anything to do with it). Thanks in advance for any tips. Best, Mike -- Michael B. Miller, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Division of Epidemiology and Community Health and Institute of Human Genetics University of Minnesota http://taxa.epi.umn.edu/~mbmiller/