debs, 1. according to windoze, my lapbox modem is config'd for com5 @/on irq 10. the /dev file doesn't list a /ttyS4. how do i add it? 2. my deskbox modem is config'd for com4 @/on irq3. slink sees /dev/ttyS3 @/on irq 3, but nothing happens when i pon the isp. (my goal is to have successful apt-gets.) what else can or needs to be done? ia, t. bentley taylor. //