well it's set to the only port that finds it. The other ports say that it the modem couldn't be found or the modem is busy. and as for my last post, it should've read for the log "Expecting: OK" I've looked everywhere and nothing seems to solve this problem. like i said, i'm new to linux and knoppix seems to be a kick-@$$ OS but i have to switch back to my XP Pro to talk to anyone or to surf the web. Thanks for anyone who thinks they can help me.