I can't do ping; I haven't tested it on a different network; but my stronger suspect is DHCP (for it runs on a WinXP OS). Neverthless, I never had such problems with Etch or Woody, an they show up when I installed Lenny. I will try the Network on Ubuntu. -- Para vencer, hay que ceder; Para aprender, hay que desconocer; Para ser libre, hay que servir.