To be honest, I can't imagine it either - this is just a problem waiting to happen. Why would anyone want a modem port that any person could get to? Immediate modem is useful in controlled environments, which the Internet definitely *isn't*. If you want to control the usage then just don't use immediate modem - use the terminal server mode and the "open" command. This allows you to limit access to the modem to those people who have terminal server access privileges. > (apparently the Internet is one big happy family) No, it isn't and that is the point! Don't enable a feature like that in an Internet environment unless you have some sort of firewall or packet filter protecting the MAX from unauthorized access. If you want to be able to check access permissions then go through the terminal server. If you don't want to check access permissions but want to limit access then install a packet filter or firewall to limit access - Ascend has both filters (by default) and firewalls (available separately) that can be applied to the Ethernet interface (Ethernet->Mod Config->Filter). So I guess if I was the Ascend representative, I would be confused by your needs too. Maybe I am missing your point, but immediate modem is not enabled by default, so it should not be a risk unless you enable it. ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq">http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq</A>> </PRE> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <STRONG>Follow-Ups</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg09553.html">Re: (ASCEND) Feature Requests and Ascend?</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: Marc Slemko <marcs@znep.com></LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <HR> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg09541.html">Re: (ASCEND) about Ascend Radius and M4k</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg09546.html">Re: (ASCEND) Re: T1 problems with Pipeline 130 and 5.1a</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg09564.html">Re: (ASCEND) Feature Requests and Ascend?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg09553.html">Re: (ASCEND) Feature Requests and Ascend?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="mail19.html#09543"><STRONG>Main</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thrd197.html#09543"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> </BODY> </HTML>