Dhcpcd sends an IP release message to the server on normal shutdown. This causes my ip to change. Try shutting it down with a kill -9. Also, you may have luck with the -r option getting you connected faster. HTH, Brandon +--- ---+ | Brandon Mitchell * bhmit1@mail.wm.edu * http://bhmit1.home.ml.org/ | | Sometimes you have to release software with bugs. - MS Recruiter |