> > I did this by trial-and error, not with any insight. I believe the > change involving the "hosts" or "networks" lines finally did the > trick. >
I would hazard a guess that it is because your cable provider is using a non-standard netmask/broadcast for whatever private network you are on. Either that or you aren't specifying it in your network config, so it is using the defaults. -- -----------=======-=-======-=========-----------=====------------=-=------ / Ben Collins -- ...on that fantastic voyage... -- Debian GNU/Linux \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=========------=======-------------=-=-----=-===-======-------=--=---'