>>> moorenate at uswest.net 04/27/01 12:16PM >>> >I ran ifconfig and pulled up: >eth0 inet addr 10.0.0.2 Bcast: 10.0.0.255 Mask 255.255.255.0 >lo inetaddr 127.0.0.1 mask 255.0.0.0 > >the win98 machines are getting >ip 10.0.0.3 and 10.0.0.4 on the same mask This doesn't look too weird. Is there any other IP info (route, netstat,...)? >after setting up samba in SWAT, I am unable to reach the other machines >via ping or any other device, and likewise they can not "see" me. If you cannot ping the boxes from each other then something is probably wrong with TCP/IP and Samba has no hope of working before that is fixed. How are these connected (hub, switch, ports on DSL router,...specific brand)?