the entry @ 21:47 does that mean a sucessfull conection to my machine.... i went upstairs from my sister in law and telnet to my machine but all we saw was a blank screen (good i guess) i was testing my firiewall... i dont see a disconect entry so i am not sure it this entry means a successful ocnection any advice thanks Aug 15 21:25:29 ptorico login: FAILED LOGIN 1 FROM /dev/tty1 FOR root, Authentication failure Aug 15 21:39:49 ptorico -- MARK -- Aug 15 21:47:21 ptorico in.telnetd[1823]: connect from 63.23.110.76 (63.23.110.76) Aug 15 21:48:48 ptorico su: (to root) landy on /dev/pts/1 Aug 15 21:48:48 ptorico PAM-unix2[1824]: session started for user root, service su -- Rolando Roman -- 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/faq