'And so was I. I was able to add a USB drive, and mount it without restarting the server. As to the USB keyboard, I unplugged it from one usb port and back into another one on-the-fly without encountering any problems. In fact, Linux recognized that the harddrive was using USB2 when it was plugged in. The key, as far as I understand it, is to have USB and everything associated compiled either into to the kernel or as modules. This will eliminate unforeseen errors. Good Luck! Steve Dawes Phone: (403) 268-5527 Email: SDawes at calgary.ca NOTICE:: This communication is intended ONLY for the use of the person or entity named above and may contain information that is confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient named above or a person responsible for delivering messages or communications to the intended recipient, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any use, distribution, or copying of this communication or any of the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone and then destroy or delete this communication, or return it to us by mail if requested by us. The City of Calgary thanks you for your attention and cooperation.