:~>> * Thanks for your list, very informative. Have been reading for a couple of :~>> weeks but no :~>> mention of parallel connected modems :~> :~>Mostly because parallel modems are even rarer than serial printers. They exist, :~>but it has been about 15 years since I have seen one. Yup. I have never seen one, and we do not have any at Mandrakesoft, so do not expect much support for that beast. However, I have used Paralel-port nulmodem cable to connect two computers in the past, and it worked OK, so i guess there must be some metod to use that beast. You will have to read the HOWTOS, I am afraid. :-( cu Denis -- ----------------------------------------------------- Dr. Denis Havlik <http://www.ap.univie.ac.at/users/havlik> Mandrakesoft ||| e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quality Assurance (@ @) (private: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) -------------------oOO--(_)--OOo--------------------- wisit our new discusion forum: http://linuxpole.com