Hi Igor, I am using an Es Maestro3 sound chip. It is supported under ALSA and OSS, though I haven't seen any performance differences with Alsa. My on-board 3comm nic worked without any problems. Is there a setting I should change which might improve the quality of the sound on my computer? Stephen Clower, that guy from the south. You can reach me by any of the following: E-Mail: steve at steve-audio.net MSN: steve at steve-audio.net AIM: AudioRabbit03 You can also check out my little home on the web by visiting http://www.steve-audio.net