I understand that there are certain .deb-s that : 1) make your Linux box a router (I want him\her to at least identify on being ping-ed by others on the network , and accept telnet and ftp connections) . 2) that get on with the basic bit of networking., DHCP,DNS ,Samba,etc. What are the .deb-s involved ? Please guide me on this .... (shyamk@eth.net) Shyam Kumar