Thanks again to everyone who helped me get my dialin PPP home Linux serving working several weeks ago. Occasionally, maybe once a week, my husband will dialin, get disconnected and be unable to reconnect. I can SSH in from work but even restarting the server doesn't unlock and reset the modem. I have a external Courier V.Everything modem. The only way to reset it so far is to turn it off and back on. Is there anyway I can "break into" the modem with a Linux utility? Any ideas or suggested always greatly appreciated. Thanks! Jon Moss jon@mossfam.net