OK, I can try that. But I'm using the main campus DHCP servers and it seems to get better immediately when I reboot my Win2000 server (which isn't supposed to be serving dhcp). -jav At 12:13 PM 2/27/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Sounds to me like your systems are timing out trying to attempt to locate >your DHCP server. Try hardcoding an IP into one of your systems, then >restarting it. See if it boots faster * John Valenti Systems Analyst, Labor & Industrial Relations * * 408 S Kedzie Hall, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI 48824 * * (517) 353-1807 fax (517) 355-7656 [log in to unmask] *