I changed the congic file, eliminated the 2 lines and checked to make sure they did not change when I closed the file. When I tried to dial this was the result. forrest@warden-Ubu-1:~$ sudo ifconfig eth0 down [sudo] password for forrest: forrest@warden-Ubu-1:~$ sudo wvdial --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 --> Initializing modem. --> Sending: ATZ ATZ OK --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 OK --> Modem initialized. --> Configuration does not specify a valid phone number. --> Configuration does not specify a valid login name. --> Configuration does not specify a valid password. forrest@warden-Ubu-1:~$ Then I did another sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf and got this: [Dialer Defaults] Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > Modem Type = Analog Modem > Phone = 2990051 > ISDN = 0 > Username = fpcharnock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Init1 = ATZ > Password = ******** > Modem = /dev/ttyHSF0 > Baud = 460800 The config file says the info is there but the dialer say no. I really appreciate your help because that baffles me. [