I have noticed this in a variety of JetDirect products over the past year. When I got the new one, it is still a problem. If you configure the device through the web interface, and set the admin password, it does not create a password for the telnet interface. Admins who think they have secured the device by giving it a password may end up with a false sense of security (even though the passwords can easily be sniffed.) Will Backman Coastal Enterprises, Inc.