Ron, Check your device mapping in NETTOOL (NAMEADDR, MAPPINGS, MAPPING will show IP mapping to MAC addresses) and if it's there delete the IP mapping to the old device (DELMAPPING): [5]NAMEADDR.MAPPINGS>>>delmapping Address to delete: <enter the old IP address here> You might also check and make sure it's not listed in your Directory Services (throwback to before we had DNS and/or hosts files). Get into NMMGR, press 'Open Directory' then 'Update Directory' and see if it's listed. If so, delete it. Neither of these require any further NETCONTROL usage. HTH, Patrick ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Patrick Santucci HPe3000 Systems Administrator Cornerstone Brands, Inc. * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *