this may not be strictly a cisco related but it is a networking related question. a 3Com cable modem that i have has a USB connection (jack) that one can use to connect to one's computer's USB jack. does it mean that USB connections would be similar to the RJ45 connections that we have for connecting our NIC cards ? ie USB connections have MAC/IP address assigned similar to the NIC cards. please reply asap... thanks __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/ _________________________________ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]