I replaced the RH stuff with what's in the ppp-for-telesys "kit" and I'm still not having much luck. It's dialing in but a real connection is never established. I uncommented the kdebug 7 option and here is the tail of /var/log/messages. Can anyone help me decode the problem? Thanks, Bill I too have the Gimp and have found it to be full featured and robust. Sep 23 14:23:55 localhost chat[853]: ATDT4759996^M^M Sep 23 14:23:55 localhost chat[853]: CONNECT Sep 23 14:23:55 localhost chat[853]: -- got it Sep 23 14:23:55 localhost chat[853]: send (^M) Sep 23 14:23:55 localhost pppd[848]: Serial connection established. Sep 23 14:23:56 localhost kernel: ppp_tty_ioctl: set flags to 70000 Sep 23 14:23:56 localhost kernel: ppp_tty_ioctl: set flags to 70000 Sep 23 14:23:56 localhost kernel: ppp_tty_ioctl: set xasyncmap Sep 23 14:23:56 localhost kernel: ppp_tty_ioctl: set xmit asyncmap ffffffff Sep 23 14:23:56 localhost kernel: ppp_tty_ioctl: set flags to 70000 Sep 23 14:23:56 localhost kernel: ppp_tty_ioctl: set mru to 5dc Sep 23 14:23:56 localhost kernel: ppp_tty_ioctl: set rcv asyncmap ffffffff Sep 23 14:23:56 localhost kernel: ppp_tty_ioctl: set flags to 70000 Sep 23 14:23:56 localhost pppd[848]: Using interface ppp0 Sep 23 14:23:56 localhost pppd[848]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem Sep 23 14:23:57 localhost kernel: ppp: frame with bad fcs, excess = edd4 Sep 23 14:23:59 localhost kernel: ppp: successfully queued 27 bytes, flags = f070000 Sep 23 14:23:59 localhost kernel: ppp: successfully queued 26 bytes, flags = f070000 Sep 23 14:23:59 localhost kernel: ppp: successfully queued 27 bytes, flags = f070000 Sep 23 14:23:59 localhost kernel: ppp: successfully queued 26 bytes, flags = f070000 Sep 23 14:23:59 localhost kernel: ppp: successfully queued 27 bytes, flags = f070000 Sep 23 14:24:10 localhost kernel: ppp: channel ppp0 closing. Sep 23 14:24:10 localhost pppd[848]: Modem hangup Sep 23 14:24:10 localhost pppd[848]: Connection terminated. Sep 23 14:24:11 localhost pppd[848]: Exit. Sep 23 14:24:21 localhost pppd[860]: pppd 2.3.3 started by root, uid 0 Sep 23 14:24:21 localhost ifup-ppp: pppd started for ppp0 on /dev/modem at 115200 Sep 23 14:24:22 localhost chat[862]: abort on (BUSY) Sep 23 14:24:22 localhost chat[862]: abort on (ERROR) Sep 23 14:24:22 localhost chat[862]: abort on (NO CARRIER) Sep 23 14:24:22 localhost chat[862]: abort on (NO DIALTONE) Sep 23 14:24:22 localhost chat[862]: abort on (Invalid Login) Sep 23 14:24:22 localhost chat[862]: abort on (Login incorrect) Sep 23 14:24:22 localhost chat[862]: send (ATZ^M) Sep 23 14:24:22 localhost chat[862]: expect (OK) Sep 23 14:24:22 localhost chat[862]: ATZ^M^M Sep 23 14:24:22 localhost chat[862]: OK Sep 23 14:24:22 localhost chat[862]: -- got it Sep 23 14:24:22 localhost chat[862]: send (ATDT4759996^M) Sep 23 14:24:23 localhost chat[862]: expect (CONNECT) Sep 23 14:24:23 localhost chat[862]: ^M Sep 23 14:24:41 localhost chat[862]: ATDT4759996^M^M Sep 23 14:24:41 localhost chat[862]: CONNECT Sep 23 14:24:41 localhost chat[862]: -- got it Sep 23 14:24:41 localhost chat[862]: send (^M) Sep 23 14:24:41 localhost pppd[860]: Serial connection established. Sep 23 14:24:42 localhost kernel: ppp_tty_ioctl: set flags to 70000 Sep 23 14:24:42 localhost kernel: ppp_tty_ioctl: set flags to 70000 Sep 23 14:24:42 localhost kernel: ppp_tty_ioctl: set xasyncmap Sep 23 14:24:42 localhost kernel: ppp_tty_ioctl: set xmit asyncmap ffffffff Sep 23 14:24:42 localhost kernel: ppp_tty_ioctl: set flags to 70000 Sep 23 14:24:42 localhost pppd[860]: Using interface ppp0 Sep 23 14:24:42 localhost pppd[860]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem Sep 23 14:24:42 localhost kernel: ppp_tty_ioctl: set mru to 5dc Sep 23 14:24:42 localhost kernel: ppp_tty_ioctl: set rcv asyncmap ffffffff Sep 23 14:24:42 localhost kernel: ppp_tty_ioctl: set flags to 70000 Sep 23 14:24:43 localhost kernel: ppp: frame with bad fcs, excess = 5c00 Sep 23 14:24:45 localhost kernel: ppp: successfully queued 27 bytes, flags = f070000 Sep 23 14:24:45 localhost kernel: ppp: successfully queued 26 bytes, flags = f070000 Sep 23 14:24:45 localhost kernel: ppp: successfully queued 27 bytes, flags = f070000 Sep 23 14:24:45 localhost kernel: ppp: successfully queued 26 bytes, flags = f070000 Sep 23 14:24:45 localhost kernel: ppp: successfully queued 27 bytes, flags = f070000 Sep 23 14:25:06 localhost kernel: ppp: channel ppp0 closing. Sep 23 14:25:06 localhost pppd[860]: Modem hangup Sep 23 14:25:06 localhost pppd[860]: Connection terminated. Sep 23 14:25:07 localhost pppd[860]: Exit. Sep 23 14:26:35 localhost kernel: PPP: ppp line discipline successfully unregistered --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Send administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]