On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 16:02:39 -0600, Nick <bellsoffreedom at animail.net> wrote: > Hello all, > > Situation: I have a SUSE 9.0 Linux laptop hooked up to a Windows XP > Home Edition desktop with a cross over cable. Windows recognizes the > connection. Linux doesn't. > > Question: When I ping, Linux says network is unreachable. How do I > get Linux to see the network? "Network unreachable" usually means that you have a routing error. In other words, the system can't figure out how to locate the network address you are trying to reach. Do you have a default gateway setup? I know you don't technically need a gateway since the machines are on the same subnet, but I have seen similar issues where adding the gateway fixed it. -- Dave Sherman MCSA, MCSE, CCNA [Insert witty .sig here.]