As it turns out, Firestarter was on. When installed, Firestarter apparently it sets itself up to start when the machine starts. 'magine that. Turned it off and viola! My desktop can now find the jetdirect printer. I am a happy Linux camper :) Bonnie - To unsubscribe, send email to majordomo@silug.org with "unsubscribe silug-discuss" in the body.