Have you checked that node DUSTY is sending its router hello packets on the Ethernet circuit? Does node LULU receive the router hellos from node DUSTY? I do have "Hello timer = 15" on DUSTY. I do have connectivity between LULU and DUSTY, but now I wonder whether it's full connectivity. Perhaps there's a problem with Personal Alpha's network emulation. It may not be receiving all of the packets. What does node LULU indicate as the adjacency? It should be node DUSTY unless you have another Level 1 (with higher priority) or Level 2 router on the same circuit. When I do a "SHOW CIRC SVA-0 STAT" on LULU, I don't see any adjacent node. --Marc