What exactly caused this connection to drop I wonder ? Jan 21 21:46:04 wdm kernel: registered device ppp0 Jan 21 21:46:05 wdm pppd[211]: pppd 2.2.0 started by root, uid 0 Jan 21 21:46:34 wdm pppd[211]: Serial connection established. Jan 21 21:46:35 wdm pppd[211]: Using interface ppp0 Jan 21 21:46:35 wdm pppd[211]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem Jan 21 21:46:38 wdm pppd[211]: local IP address 198.51.13.238 Jan 21 21:46:38 wdm pppd[211]: remote IP address 198.51.13.7 Jan 21 21:46:38 wdm pppd[211]: ioctl(SIOCADDRT) device route: Network is down Thanks -Dee - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>