Am 13. Mar, 2001 schwäzte Shea Ferring so: > I thought I would bypass DNS if I use the IP to ftp to the machine? Is > that not correct? What in the DNS should I look for? The box you're connecting to is the one doing the reverse looking, e.g. it's your client that doesn't have proper dns entries. Also, before I forget, if you're transfering files up via ftp use scp instead ;-). Minimally get ftp over ssl. ciao, der.hans -- # der.hans@LuftHans.com home.pages.de/~lufthans/ www.YourCompanyHere.net ;-) # "... the social skills of a cow on acid." - der.hans