Thanks for the help... all of you I ended up connecting the ibook directly to the router and it worked ok. The Linksys 5 port switch seemed to pose a problem for the ibook to talk to the router. Connecting the Mac G4 400 Mhz and Pc back up to the router all connect ok. Russell > _______________________________________________ > G4 mailing list > G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4 > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random > stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 >