Daniel de Kok wrote: >According to http://whirlpool.net.au/index.cfm?a=h_view&model_id=278 >this modem has (Ethernet) LAN connectivity. Using the Ethernet port to >connect to the net will probably save you a lot of time. > Hi All, Daniel, tnx for that. I should have added, though, that I already have another machine using the Ethernet connection, and wish to run a 2nd PC from the USB for now as I'm not anywhere close to a place where I can buy a small switching hub and need to transfer some large data from one to the other. Cheers. Mark Sargent.