"marc " wrote: > do I need to create a resolv.conf file? Sounds easy enough. DHCP will normally do that for you. If you are manually configuring NICs, then yes. DHCP sets up my home system like this: grundler@c3k:~$ cat /etc/resolv.conf search attbi.com nameserver 216.148.227.68 nameserver 204.127.202.4 grant