> > When I do a ping broadcast ( ping -b 192.168.1.255 ) I get replies only > > from GNU/Linux systems > some listen to the 0th host, so try 192.168.1.0 i tried this on my network. And i noticed this, doing a ping broadcast to the network id gets no replies.. and doing it to the broadcast id gets replies from linux, macintosh and hp printers!!!! Bye, /\ |\/| |3 /\ r