hi, i have succesfully made a custom cd with only needed packages. Is there a way to make a automatic configuration of the NIC maybe with "modeprobe" or "autoprobe". another question, how can i prevent on first login the "welcome window" and "pnp manager" to configure the NIC again. greetings marc -- ************************************************* Avitech Aviation Management Technologies GmbH Marc Peter Bahnhofplatz 1 D-88045 Friedrichshafen Phone: +49 7541/282-451 Fax: +49 7541/282-199 mailto:marc.peter@avitech.de *************************************************