Federico Di Gregorio writes: > 1. configure the PCMCIA system so that tthe card gets an address (I use > 192.168.0.69, we have a firewalled intranet) at insertion > ... > 4a. no packet goes to the internet trough ppp0 > ... > What's happening here? Configuring the ethernet NIC probably sets up a default route. Pppd will not delete an existing defaulte route. -- John Hasler john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI