> But if only oldskool external serial modems do the job I'll use that then. I wouldn't dis external modems. One of the largest ISP's in Western Canada, Telus, uses 56kbps USRobotics modems for out of band maintenance and repair on their commercial network equipment. I have six Telus modems hanging around the four offices I manage. That says something about the "oldskool." :-) -- Drew "Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood." --Marie Curie