I don't know what would cause the ethernet to run, but slowly. Maybe it's the cable? Have you tried swapping cables with your roommate's computer? -- Rich Unfortunately thats not the issue - I've tried two different cables, both of which worked just fine with the roommate's computer. (hopefully i'm replying to this in the right way for the mailing list - if not then sorry!) -Erin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/g4/attachments/20070406/5406467f/attachment.html