what does /sbin/route display? also, i hope you aren't trying to use the 192.168.1.xxx address directly. i.e. i hope that your DSL router, or your NAT router sits between your machine and the net.
martin [greetings from the heart of the sun]# echo [EMAIL PROTECTED]:1:[EMAIL PROTECTED]@@@.net -- windoze 98: <n.> useless extension to a minor patch release for 32-bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor, written by a 2-bit company that can't stand for 1 bit of competition.