i just sent a message to blu discuss, which may or may not get posted, because i sent it from jdm@moylan.info when my membership in the discussion group was for jdm34@cornell.edu (this has since been corrected). however, the problem i described, complaining of lack of connectivity on a new rh7.3 installation, was due to a faulty gateway address, which i have found and fixed. please ignore that query. sorry for the clutter. dan j. daniel moylan 84 harvard ave #2 brookline, ma 02446-6202 617-232-2360 (tel) 810-454-1823 (fax) jdm@moylan.info moylan.info