pppd dials 555-1212. My etc/ppp/chatscript does <not> have 555-1212, but 612-nnn-nnnn. Is the dialer reading a script somewhere else? No ~/.ppprc file, etc/ppp/options is present, running Slackware. At least I got my modem to enable and <dial>... :-) ====================================== If encryption is outlawed, then only outlaws wil$%YHG#%^&