You must need an IP from the modem. It should provide you one if you have your interface setup for DHCP. Please type in this command and paste the response: ifconfig Also, please type in this command and paste the response: lsmod After that, please type this command and read the page: man ifconfig After that, please type this command and read the page: man lsmod The ifconfig command should show if you have an IP on interface eth0. The lsmod command lists modules your kernel has loaded and is using. We should be able to figure this out. If your modem/router doesn't do DHCP, then you should have been given a static IP from your ISP. Something probably like 10.0.0.x or 192.168.x.y. Better yet, did your ISP give you documentation to the modem/router? If it is windows specific, please pass it along anyway. We should be able to convert it to linux useful stuff. Dennis