>> When you say network drop is fine does that mean from the switch to your >> computer? Have you tried a different port on your switch? > > I've used my laptop on the same network drop... > I've changed from port A to B in this cube and I've tried A and B in > the cube next to me... all four ports produce the same result with the > system but work fine with my laptop. What if you boot with a CentOS 5 LiveCD, CentOS 4 LiveCD, or Knoppix on your system? Barry