> The second options is to use the serial port on the machine itself > (you will need a null-modem cable for this). Then using things like > minicom or hyperterminal you can access the console. On the off-chance you are using a Vista laptop to connect via the serial port, you can use putty (usually used as an SSH client) to connect. Hyperterminal was pulled from Vista. I use putty for serial port access regularly. -geoff --------------------------------- Geoff Galitz Blankenheim NRW, Germany http://www.galitz.org/ http://german-way.com/blog/