Ok, first, I quickly cleared up that little glitch with the invalid mount options. I had used those options because that is what Progeny originally used. However, I just popped open /etc/fstab on my Mdk box and applied the diffs; problem solved. Well, now that I have ReiserFS all nice and working, you would think that would be the end of my woes, wouldn't you? Smooth sailing, right? Hah! Since I recompiled the kernel, pppd doesn't work. The modem dials up, connects, and then pppd aborts with an error code 1. I've tried recompiling with all the obvious stuff, even NFS, but no go. I just finished readingthe Lord of the Rings series. Well, I still haven't read The Hobbit, but I'm going to take a break, after reading three books in one week. Can't believe I haven't read them before. My wife was amazed that I had waited so long to read them. Anywho, this has a point. I'm beginning to think that my new box is really a cousin of the Ring. It promises unlimited power, but in the end it just corrupts the wearer/user to evil and madness. I think I'll start calling it "Precious." We won't let any nasty kernel compile hurt you, precious, oh no. Gollum! :Peter