I am a complete newbie with networking. Never have worked with it before. I have a linux box with SuSE 6.3 installed and a Windos box with 95 installed. When I ping from the Windos box to the Linux box, both using the IP address 192.168.0.xxx or the name 'root' (short name in /etc/hosts), it works. Does not work if I use 'root.home' (full name in /etc/hosts), gives unknown host, light on hub for the windos box does blink, but not on the Linux box. When I ping from the Linux box to the windos box pinging with the IP address 192.168.0.xxx it works, but when pinging using the name 'windos.paul' or 'windos', it says network unreachable. The light on the hub for either box does not blink. I have read the how-to's that I can find, but still in the dark about what is causing this. Any help would be appreciated. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/