thanks for the tip that's a lot of useful information...but i can't apply it to this.

Your question earlier about dhcp, i now know that (whatever it is) it is enabled. when i'm in wavelan it wants me to enter NWID...what is this? it want's the "mode"...when it asks for a channel number...i know i've been using channel 6, do i simply enter 6? what about the additional parameters? what is iwspy? what is iwpriv?

I know these questions probobally sound rediculous...but i'm really new to this and lost. With a windows configuration i could do this in my sleep, but linux is far more hands on, which i like, but i've gotten lost.

thanks again