>Again, please report success or failure. > > # The post-install script should run automatically and leave the system > # ready to answer the modem ... it goes a lot closer /etc/mgetty+sendfax/mgetty.config says port S0 i changed to ttyS0 with only /etc/ppp/options.ttyS0 i got lots of errors on a dial-in eg Aug 6 18:49:05 e-smith mgetty[724]: data dev=ttyS0, pid=724, caller='none',conn='57600', name='', cmd='/usr/sbin/pppd', user='/AutoPPP/' login.conf has /AutoPPP/ - - /usr/sbin/pppd file /etc/ppp/options.server so i copied /etc/ppp/options.ttyS0 to options.server it seems to have worked Aug 6 21:14:49 e-smith mgetty[766]: data dev=ttyS0, pid=766, caller='none', conn='57600', name='', cmd='/bin/login', user='sn' Aug 6 21:14:55 e-smith PAM_pwdb[766]: (login) session opened for user sn by LOGIN(uid=0) Aug 6 21:15:52 e-smith PAM_pwdb[766]: (login) session closed for user sn thanks stephen