> > 1. Comcrap is not available in my area I am on road runner biz through > bright house with 15m down and 2 up and static ip. > > 2. Already tested without the internal nic running > > 3. Tried with a router in between and the result is the same. > > 4. I do agree about the negotiation aspect, which I'm looking into as > well. > > 5. Don't notice any collisions or errors on ifconfig. > > I see, when I trace the domain you are sending email from I assumed it was you on a comcast link. Or maybe roadrunner resells comcast in your area or comcast bought roadrunner in your area? The dlsi.com dig pointing at 0.0.0.0 was interesting. Never ever seen dns point to 0.0.0.0 Shouldn't there be a error catch in dns server software for that situation? It's like using dns to route? Har har he. Or did you buy the internet? ;-) Man, if so, I wanna be your best bud cause I need a piece of the action to sell at a good deal ;-> - rh