This is the same Broadband as Telewest and it works right out of the box. Of all the things I asked about here recently, the WAN access was not one of them. Can I presume you got a Linux compatable NIC otherwise known as an ethernet card? The other thing you might want to invest in, though may not be necessary, is one of the router-hubs. If you're the only one there to use the connection, you should be able to skip this. But if you want a Win and Linux machines to share, then one would be useful and Maplins have a range of them and they have on-line ordering. NTL They will want your MAC address or physical address or that 12 digit hex value unique to your card. The default setup from new is use DHCP for everything and your box will do that. Windows accepts cheap ethernet cards very readily. Don't let NTL shove you into a USB connection and Windows and especially their "Tools" which gives them remote control of your system.... something demanded by their tech support department. That won't work on Linux of course, so that would P1$$ them off. I think Maplins's cheap network cards are compatible, it depends on an ... damn, I've forgotten the chip number but it is about as standard a network chip as there is. Basicly, a network card with this chip is generic enough to work. I hope someone else can quote that chip number. I don't know why I answer given how much I manage not to say. GA! _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list