thanks for the speedy reply, rweaver
I added that entry to /etc/hosts, restarted, and ran "aptitude update" and got "Err
http://www.debian-multimedia.org squeeze/main Packages
404 Not Found"
/etc/resolv.conf has just the one entry "nameserver 192.168.1.254"
I'm running an ethernet connection / DHCP.
No problem accessing internet.
I've disabled IPV6 in Icedove and Iceweasel.
nomadic