I thought a bad modem may be the cause. Is their anyway I can verify if ports/modem are alive or dead? Does the max maintain a dead list? Thanks, Randy Smith Tiger Mountain Technologoies ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request at bungi.com To get FAQ'd: <http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq>