Hello: Quick Question... Is there a fast and easy way to see if a modem is installed properly in Linux without dailing to an ISP? I know in Windows :-( there was a phone dailer utility that would test to see if the modem dialed out properly. Is there an equivalent utility in Linux? I bought an ISA 56K modem from Best Data (don't know model number), but it says on the box it works with Linux. BTW, for any Linux newbie's out there who has been frustrated with configuring a sound card in Linux, I downloaded and installed a software from Open Sound System. They have a driver module that automatically detects and installs MOST ISA sound cards easily. The only thing that's not cool about it was I had to pay for the software ($20). It did save me hours of frustration. When I finally get to a point where I know what I'm doing in Linux, I won't take the weenie way out! ===== Thanks, Alpha Zenon Sanchez __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com