> further assistance would be appreciated -- I feel so dumb!<g> Imagine how your terminal feels. :) Is a vt220 terminal backwards compatible with vt100? If so tell getty to do vt100 and see what happens. Or if it's allready doing vt100, change it to match your terminal. Also consider testing it with any other box you have (even an old 286 will do.) Hyperterm or Tera Term Pro support serial links in Windows, take your pick from previous thread for linux. | Andrew S. Zbikowski | Home: 763.591.0977 | | http://www.ringworld.org | Work: 763.428.9119 | | http://www.itouthouse.com | PCS: 612.306.6055 | | When in danger, or in doubt, | | run in circles, scream and shout! |