I have been using wvdial without difficulty for weeks. Upon use this evening, I am getting "permission denied cannot open /dev/ttyS2". Any Idea on why this has changed? No one has made any (known)changes. What should /dev/ttyS2 permissions be on a standalone desktop system? ls -l: crw-r----- 1 root dialout 4, 66... wvdial works fine as root (I understand I should not). Thanks -Wade Wade Barocsi w.barocsi@worldnet.att.net