Here is my situation, i got a dhcp server, where it automatically distribute ip and DNS ip to each of the pc connected to the network. So win98, winME, winXP or win2K won't have anything shows up in the ip property. but each diff machine can go into my network and internet. There is some other ways to check whether ur PC connected by doing the following: start command prompt, type in "Ipconfig" or "ipconfig_all" then u can see all the information regarding ur ip and dns. So, y u use that method to include it in ur winnt.sif? Hopes that help. Regards, Kenkueh