>>They are DHCP ACK's, with client MAC and IP addresses in the body. >And, of course, like washing your car effects the weather, I now have my >linux box on the net through the (crippled) cable modem. :) (I say crippled >because ports 80 and 25 are blocked, probably more as well...) >Anyway, thanks for the opportunity to post. ;) So what fixed it? Did pump work?