Is this what you mean, because it doesn't work: domain localdomain # i think i need this? nameserver 206.144.175.121 # ISPs primary DNS server nameserver 206.144.175.124 # ISPs secondary DNS server nameserver 192.168.1.3 #IPCop I would like to have IPCop do DHCP (more learning). I can see the DNS proxy server and DHCP server running on the IPcop info page. Under "services" I have the start and end addresses set as well as the primary DNS IP set to the IPCop IP. I also have set the MAC & IP addresses of Mandrake, IPCop and W2k. Oh, I have /etc/hosts entries on Mandrake, will they get in the way? Did I mention that I'm sorta clueless when it comes to networking. I'm working with this to try to get a clue. How did you guys know that I'm using Mandrake? I didn't mention it in my post. Scot Jenkins wrote: > Todd Young wrote: > >>I'm with Scott on this one. The IPCOP machine may know your ISP's DNS >>servers, but chances are your Mandrake box does not, all is see's is the >>IPCOP box, but it doesn't know any DNS info. You need to tell your >>Mandrake box where to get it's DNS info, which would be your ISP's DNS >>server IP addresses. > > > that is unless your Mandrake box is getting it's IP address from the > IPcop firewall via DHCP, in which case it should get the DNS servers > from the DHCP server (presumably running on the IPcop box). > -- Eric (Rick) Meyerhoff _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list