> Are you saying that when not using your modem, you have a route to the > internet via the NIC? Why use the modem then. > > If not, why set a default gateway on the NIC in the first place? The answer for your questions is: because I'm using a notebook and, when I am in my office I can use the lan for the Internet, but when I am at home I must connect to the itnernet via modem. Thanks Remigio ________________________- visit www.sacraspina.it