Peter, (Gawd, how did we ever deserve such last names?) Thanks for your reply. Would you be kind enough to send me a copy of your iwcfg-wlan0 file (with suitably cloaked encryption key)? My analogous file would be iwcfg-wlan-pcmcia, and while it exists, when I call it up with emacs, it's blank! Your file might get me started in filling my file out... Best, Pete -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peter N. Spotts Science correspondent | The Christian Science Monitor One Norway Street, Boston MA 02115 Office: 617-450-2449 | Office in Home: 508-520-3139 pspotts@alum.mit.edu | www.csmonitor.com | www.peterspotts.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~