On Thurs. 9/15 Ozz wrote
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> However, my main Internet connection is currently ADSL, with a USB modem
> that is NOT recognised by Linux. Therefore I have to log out of the
> ADSL account (currently hooked up to my Wife's Windoze machine, hence
> all my posts from Outlook Express) and connect with the dial-up 56k
> modem to transfer work units. At the moment, if I'm not connected when
> a work unit is completed, the instance just busywaits...
>
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If your Linux and Win machines are networked it is very easy to install
and configure DCHP so that both machine can share your DSL conection.
I also have a USB DSL modem and that is how I set-up my system.
Charles
P.S. My apols. for the blank reply-clumsy fingers (-: