John Hasler wrote: Uncomment 'ifconfig' and 'route' lines in /etc/init.d/network. Done. Have not tried pkgs like kppp orwvdial. What does /etc/ppp/options look like? All lines are commented except: disconnect "chat--\d+++\d\c OK ath0OK" asyncap 0 auth crtscts xonxoff lock modem mru 1500 netmask 255.255.255.0 -all -ac -ip -pc +pap -chap debug domain partyline.net login lcp-echo-interval 30 lcp-echo-failure 4 lcp-restart 3 lcp-max-terminate 3 lcp-max-configure 10 lcp-max-failure 10 ipcp-restart 3 ipcp-max-terminate 3 ipcp-max-configure 10 ipcp-max-failure 10 pap-restart 3 pap-max-authreg 10 ipcp-accept-local ipcp-accept-remote noipx Run 'route -n' and post the output: Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flag Metric Ref Use Iface. I think I need ascii copies of all ppp pertinent files so I can run a line by line check of my installed files to see where they are astray.