Here's my config file: # global parameters... option domain-name "byerlyelectric.com"; option routers 192.168.0.10; #option ip-forwarding on; max-lease-time 14400; default-lease-time 7200; subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { #subnet-specific parameters... range 192.168.0.11 192.168.0.30; } Anything wrong with it? [root@rotor etc]# dhcpd eth1 Internet Software Consortium DHCP Server 2.0pl5 Copyright 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 The Internet Software Consortium. All rights reserved. Please contribute if you find this software useful. For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/dhcp-contrib.html Listening on Socket/eth1/192.168.0.0 Sending on Socket/eth1/192.168.0.0 [root@rotor etc]# "eth1" is my local net, eth0 my outside one. I've got my laptop hooked up with a cross-over cable but it won't pick up an address. pete