I run the Cisco 675 external, and it's perfectly linux-friendly... BSD friendly, CP/M friendly, C-64 friendly etc. USWest (now Qworst) does suck pretty bad, but FWIW, my DSL experience with them has been pretty decent. Also, they screwed up my initial order, and I got both the 675 and the 2100 modems, and never got charged for the 2100 :) What's more, even though I only pay for the 256K service, I got bumped to 640K with everyone else, at no additional charge. Free is good. Compared to the barbarism of Sprint LD, Qwest's past infractions are mere child's play... Sprint is, beyond any reasonable doubt, the absolute worst telecom firm in this part of the Milky Way. They pulled every underhanded, illegal, unethical trick in the book to try and overcharge me for my services. In the end, I was forced to seek recourse (I love that word) through the MN Attorney General's office. Bill Layer Sales Technician <b.layer at vikingelectronics.com> +----------------------------------+ Viking Electronics, Inc. 1531 Industrial St. Hudson, WI. 54016 - U.S.A 715.386.8861 ext. 210 <http://www.vikingelectronics.com> +----------------------------------+ "Telecom Solutions for the 21st Century"