hello folks i m new to linux so here goes i ve been trying to get connected to the outside world through my modem i ve got debian with kernel NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER i ve got this win modem yes i know and managed to locate a proper driver for it minicom is very much able to dial out but there seems to be a problem with my pppd installation when i type ppp in the minicom terminal all i get after the initial info of my dynamic ip etc is a and then the no carrier signal then i looked into calling pppd directly using chat i used this command pppd call provider where provider is some script somewhere it dials it connects it sends my username password and when connection is established it gives the sighup signal and exits this is confirmed when me friend and i tried to connect through a serial port using pppd to connect ttysNUMBER i ran pppd waiting for a connection me friend tried connecting and as soon as he did pppd exited some expert help would be greatly appreciated as i m sick and tired of having to reboot get into windoze to hook up to the net and then back to linux mounting this drive to get that file etc it d be nice never have to go back to windoze except for games that is thanks a million carlos irish linux users group ilug URL URL for un subscription information list maintainer listmaster URL 