Hi, After some frustrating days of connecting and configure my modem the problem is solved: the cable between the modem and com2 was not OK, I replaced it with another one and see........ IT WORKS !!!!!! Thanks to all of you who tryed to help me on this. Thanks to Graham Smith and Paul Sims for usefull info. Speciale dank aan Martyn en Yatsen NG (gezien jullie emailadressen duidelijk Nederlandse redders in nood, jullie raad behoorde ook tot de meest nuttige en zinvolle) Richard Stiekum nog even mailen via Outlook Express, ik moet het emailprogramma onder Linux nog even instellen. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/