According to the man page for resolv.conf it is not supposed to be necesssary on a properly configured system. However I can't connect to my dialup ISP without it. This creates problems when I use a different ISP. What needs to be configured to make it unnecessary? Anthony -- ac@acampbell.org.uk || http://www.acampbell.org.uk using Linux GNU/Debian || for book reviews, electronic Windows-free zone || books and skeptical articles