> The network manager from 9.04 onwards drives me up the wall! I'm now > using Lucid and I needed to install a wireless access point, the network Mmmm Not sure if I'm missing something but I am able to set a static IP on my laptop running 10.4 and have done so to setup and connect to various network devices... I use: System / Preferences / Network config... I then set the the IPV4 method to manual and set the needed address, netmask and gateway... Make sure it is set system wide Then I make sure that any OTHER network interfaces are disconnected from the applet in the top right hand side, Sometimes I ALSO disconnect the just set Manual nic and reconnect the manual nic just to make sure all settings took effect and that is it. MUST state that I use a cable connected directly between my NIC and router when I want to set it up as WiFi management is sometimes disabled on the router... I have followed the same process when I had to setup a SME server with 2NICs: One connected to an "external" router and the other to an "internal" router with my management laptop also connected to the "internal" router. 1 thing that did catch me out in the past is that the management laptop must start on the same subnet as the to be configured network device, THEN change the network device & reboot, then change the management laptop to be on the same subnet again. BUT this is only a problem is you are on lets say 192.168.XXX.XXX and the network device is on 10.10.XXX.XXX -- _________________________________________ Cornelius Mostert Senior IT Specialist United Kingdom: 075 2233 4818 International: 0044 75 2233 4818