<snip> Another thought. Go to one of the W32 systems, open up a DOS window and type "ipconfig" and hit <enter> <snip> OK, you lost me there. Please remember to K.I.S.F.S. [Keep It Simple For Stupid]. *<[:oD I'm still at the very bottom of the learning curve for Linux. I've managed to get it installed and some things to function. Whats a W32 System? How do you open a DOS window? <snip> Have you visited the web-based configuration interface in the router, itself? I don't know if it's got one, but if it does you can verify settings & status for each client there. RTM (no F) to see if that is an option. <snip> The router is a Belkin 4-Port Cable/DSL Gateway Router. In the web based setup all I can find for my computer is the IP address of the computer assigned by the router. It says something about changing a switch and setting permanent address's for each computer. Think that might help? There is also a Default Gateway. It seems that I saw something somewhere in the configuration for a default gateway, can't say I remember where it was but.............. Found it, Currently the Yast Default Gateway is 198.168.1.1 but the router shows a default gateway of 64.217.25.254. Another thought was that possibly KMail is triggering the Firewall some way and needs to have an Application Gateway set. By the way I turned off the SuSe Firewall. ===== (o:]>*HUGGLES*<[:o) Billie Waslh The three best words in the English Language: "I LOVE YOU" Pass them on !