Hi, sorry I lost the beginning of the thread but check cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_all which has to be '1' for successful ping. HTH -- M.f.G. Georg Koss mailto: g.koss@nextra.at -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-request@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org