JHM> John, JHM> I had the same problem, getting disconnected from the internet. I put a JHM> string in the extra settings of the modem. To get there, go to control panel>>modem>general tab>properties>connection tab>advanced> and in the JHM> extra settings box type: JHM> s10=100 s11=60 S10 - Delay between loss of carrier and hang-up, 1..255 seconds/10, defaulted to 14 (1.4 seconds). Setting it to 100 will have modem waiting for 10 seconds before hanging if the carrier was dropped. S11 - DTMF (touch-tone) Tone Duration, 50..255 milliseconds, defaulted to 95. Setting it to 60 would speed up dialing, but not all phone stations will work good with this value. BTW, it has nothing to do with the getting disconnected problem. -from my Modem Manual. +=-. | Max Timchenko [MaxVT] | [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] | (ICQ) 238-6792 | | Freelance website and graphics designer | Max Webdesign at http://maxwd.hypermart.net +=-. Visit our website regularly for FAQs, articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more http://nospin.com - http://nospin.org