Hi, [del] >> Drop minicom, I get nothing but trouble with it. Use "xc", a small, simple > >Indeed. We couldn't agree more, I suppose ;-) >> dial program. If it's not on your system, you'll have to install it via >> whatever means your working distro provides, then do this: >> >> xc -l/dev/ttyS0 > >Or you can try `cu' (`apt-get install cu'). Or kermit, my personal favourite. "set line /dev/ttyS0" in your .kermrc, or `kermit -l /dev/ttyS0`. HTH, Uli -- Dipl. Inf. Ulrich Teichert|e-mail: Ulrich.Teichert@xxxxxx Stormweg 24 |listening to: Suicide Drive (The Deep Eynde) 24539 Neumuenster, Germany|Public Pervert (Interpol) Cauchemar (Opération S)