hey i got nat.,.,but im not sure what i did right,.,i out in the dns numbers in the blank spaces i told you about earlier,.then i did the test.,i got nat type 2))) ,.,buit the wierd thing is i wanted to see if that was the problem so i blanked the spaces out again .,apply,.,test,..,but still nat 2..,.,).,.not that im complaining,.,.,but i also fiddeld around in the "static dhcp table" and the dhcp client list.,.,for som reason ive checked a box that says reserve.,whats that?.,.anyway i unchecked the box before i put in the dns numbers.,.,???.,.,sorry that im still nagging but i just wanna know how i fixed it in case it happens in the future,.,thanx for all your help so far.,.it been a real life-saver.,.,do you play Rainbow six vegas?