this is the init string I have been using since my first 2400-bps modem *{set _modini,ATS0=0S11=55E0M1&C1&D2|} -- Swiftly. Silently. Invisibly. .~. In Linux we trust. / v \ news://news.hkpcug.org /( _ )\ http://www.linux-sxs.org ^ ^