At 03:03 PM 11/11/01 -0700, you wrote: >Are you sure the firewall has a working DHCP server? WinBLOWS, when you say >to get IP via DHCP, and no DHCP is found, it'll set its own to something >like 152.50.0.1. In WinBLOWS, run winipcfg, click more info, and see if >there's anything in the DHCP server field. To get around in today's >economy, you need to be versed in as much as you can. Yep, I am in Win98 right now. winipcfg shows the IP address of my firewall in the default gateway, DNS Server and DHCP server fields. I can email. I can surf. And I know I am using the firewall to get to the net because I can follow the physical cables and this computer is not directly connected to the DSL modem. Excellent tip. Alan