well, this comp on our LAN gave me alot of problems. sum1 somehow damage the face plate and i had to run cable directly to the swtich. well the comp refuse to browse again. i did all the kind of trouble shooting i can, it still refused to browse. we changed the IP, no dice. finally we switched to another port on the switch and it browsed. a friend said its the mac-address, the switch learnt the mac-ad. i know switch do that kinda schooling but is it a central data-table they store all their learnt mac-address? if yes, then y didnt it browse earlier with the former IP given to it and even when the new IP given, it still didnt browse until we changed port. and may i say, that other port is working just fine with other systems tested. need ur help.