I set /dev/audio back to the way it originally was, (660, group audio). I am already in group audio. It seems to be working. I guess I didn't do the log out/log back in step before. I'm not sure whether Netscape can use sound or not. Plug-ins which use sound are working, but when I try to open a .au file from my home directory or from the web, Netscape crashes. Anyway, thanks for the help! Richard Hall Network Services University of Tennessee