>Hope this helps, >Alex. yep, thanks very much, think ill work my way through the rest of the book and then check out mandrake. i thought of one more question after i posted the last one.. whats a good (cheap) modem to use with linux? (is there no way at all to get a win modem working with it?) once again thanks! Start your own FREE mailing list at © 2000 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved