On Wed, 3 May 2000, Quentin Coles wrote: >I have an internal modem that dials up to my ISP fine using minicom. >The problem I'm having is that my connection lasts only 2-3 minutes >before it disconnects. Also during the connection I cant seem to get to >the internet. Has anyone had this problem before? Am I connecting >correctly? Please any help will be appreciated. Did you set up /etc/resolv.conf? In there you enter the DNS ip addresses for your ISP, and the host that you are connecting to. Sounds like a time-out or idle time kicks in that causes your modem to disconnect. Paul )0(-----------------------------------)0( Nothing is impossible for the person who doesn't have to do it himself. )0(----[[EMAIL PROTECTED]]-------------)0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403