--- andrew(a)base-2.co.nz wrote: From: Andrew McBeath VMWare machine (Only one so far - on 10.10.10.0 network - can ping host, can ping external firewall, CAN ONLY PING ODD OR EVEN NUMBERED IP's DEPENDING ON WETHER IT HAS AN ODD\EVEN IP) ie if its forth octet is .125 it can ping .1, .3, .5 but if I change it to .126 it can only ping .2, .4, .6 ---------------------------------------- It's a longshot, but is there VRRP/HSRP on the router where the default gateways point to? They could have two VRRP sessions and forcing odd IPs to one and even IPs to another. scott _______________________________________________ NZNOG mailing list NZNOG(a)list.waikato.ac.nz http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/nznog