Thanks for the info. Unfortunately, my company decided not to use Linux for the laptops because of the lack of support for VPNs, and passed from W2000 to XP . I fear that unless Linux catches up in this and other areas, less and less companies will really use it for the desktop usages. The problem is that while Linux struggles (or simply doesn't seem to care as for the case of M$ VPNs) to catch up, the competion keeps moving forward.