G'day I have spent the last 4 days trying to find info on this on the net, FAQ's etc. I cannot find anything to help. I have Netscape 4.06 running on Linux with JDK 1.1.6. My MIME Type is setup for " ULAW cat %s > /dev/audio". If I select the "mysound.au" file using the browser, and "Open Page", the image and sound work fine. If I run my java program called "ButtonTest" using "check.html" in the "Appletviewer", the image and sound work fine. If I use my Netscape Browser to open "check.html" then the image displays but the sound does not work. I have also copied a some other applets that work fine on our Windows 95 using JDK 1.1.6 to my Linux box and the sound fails to work, so I know that particular code was ok. I have many examples of the same code I used (real simple program) and lots of info on Netscape Plug-ins (all MickeySoft). I installed both the netscape common and netscape communicator packages as rpm instructed (common first). I also installed the full package JDK 1.1.6 port. Did I end up missing a piece anyway? If there is an FAQ I have missed, web site, or document, please direct me. Reading is not a problem, but I right now I'm seeing alot of trees and none of them have moss growing on them......;-) PS: Linux is my chosen home desktop (we have 3 more converts at work)