Hello, I am on a dialup and use wvdial.dod to handle connections (my machine is the gateway). I have it set to time out at two minutes 'cause most of the time we are just checking mail. However, when surfing, it is an annoyance to have the connection going down so soon. How could I keep the connection alive during these times w/out changing the timeout? It would have to be automatic. Is this possible? Thanks. OT: Under the heading of "That's Weird": My son sent a copy of the RHCE Study Guide by Bill McCarty to me for my birthday (don't panic....there's still some shopping days left ;-) ). It's an enormous volume, but the weird part is that the software that came with it (sample tests, flash cards, etc.) can only be run under Win9x, NT, or 2000! Go figure. Seems like Linux is still being treated like a poor cousin, although I can't imagine SuSE allowing this. If you want to learn to operate an earth-mover, do you practice in a Yugo?</OT> -- TRBishop tb64710@alltel.net RLU #12043 SuSE 7.1 PRO