> i haven't tried manually assigning an IP as i would have to change the whole > network to static IPs
Not true, A mixed fixed/variable ip network is what we use here. Anything above 192.168.0.10 is dynamic, everything below we use for static addressing. I'd suggest you find an empty ip address and use it just to try it for testing. It would at least tell us whether DHCP is the culprit or not. Regards, --- Edward Dekkers (Director) Triple D Computer Services P/L -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list