Rino Mardo writes: > i found that /etc/ppp contents fubars wvdial so what i do is empty > /etc/ppp... I hope you meant to write /etc/ppp/options. > debian is different in most respect... Yes. Debian tends to follow standards and not change upstream configurations. Debian's /etc/ppp/options is as received from the ppp authors. -- John Hasler john@dhh.gt.org Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, Wisconsin