Hard to correct the source of an error message you don't understand, and can't find elsewhere. During a Network Install of Mandrake Linux 7.2 I get: "SIOCSIFFLAGS Device or resource busy" The only option is to click "ok" or "next", both of which result in a hang you can CTRL-ALT-DEL out of. What does this mean? Also is this at all tied to the computer requesting a Default Gateway IP and Nameserver? I personally doubt it, but I ask in that I have been trying to establish if the gateway is the IP# for the my ISP through the modem on the other machine (The machine gives me default values that are just as poorly recieved.) Thanks, Colin P.S. Below is the distro specific tree of choices that yields this response. It is not necessarily useful to most folks but I include it in the off chance it yields a hint. If the error is out of context I can contextualize it: Method of Install; type of medium: NFS *select* FTP HTTP It auto detects the NIC and proposes a module OK *select* Boot Protocol: Manual *select* DHCP Bootp Config TCP/IP: IP Add 192.168.0.150 Net Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway IP: 192.168.0.254 (Default Values but have tried others) Name Serv: 192.168.0.1 (Default Values but have tried others)