The TCPIP userid is not the controller as David mentioned. Mark. I will not be able to try the Traceroute until I get back into the office on Monday.
In the past I used TCPIP as a router but with the vswitch I moved away from that practice. It almost appears as if the Linux guests pick up the ping (worked with the TCPIP userid) but do negotiate their mac addresses ( ARP tables may not be updated?). Not sure if I used the correct terms here. Hans ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390