* As a last resort, try using 'iwconfig' (yeah, it's "direct") to change the ESSID instead of taking the interface up and down. Re-association shouldn't require a reset -- that's a benefit of the wireless protocol.
Thanks for the fast response. #iwconfig eth1 essid home hermes @ 00010100: Timeout waiting for command 0x0002 completion. eth1: Unable to disable port while reconfiguring card eth1: Resetting instead... #ifconfig still outputs eth1 as holding the mtu rovernet address iwconfig eth1 essid home eth1: New link status: Association Failed (0006) -- Josh Olson System Administrator, Auxiliary Technologies Michigan Technological University (906)487-3523