go to debug mode and use the "wdDialout" command to watch for what is causing the router to dial, then you can build a filter to keep that type of packet from bringing up the link, there may be other types of packets also, go back to step one and watch for the next one... -Jim H ---- Jim Howard Sr Network Engineer Lyceum Internet jhoward@lyceum.com <A HREF="http://www.lyceum.com/">http://www.lyceum.com/</A> 404.248.1733 My PGP Public Key: <A HREF="http://www.lyceum.com/~jhoward/pgp-key.txt">http://www.lyceum.com/~jhoward/pgp-key.txt</A> Fingerprint: 7E8B E2BA 1314 2535 CB08 CFF9 119B 7CD3 2488 954D ++ 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--> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <HR> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg09706.html">(ASCEND) "System Password: " prompt?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg09705.html">Re: (ASCEND) Two default routes?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg09437.html">(ASCEND) NT Dialup Networking & P75</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg09440.html">(ASCEND) IE4.0 vs. Pipeline Monitor/Configurator.</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="mail13.html#09704"><STRONG>Main</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thrd196.html#09704"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> </BODY> </HTML>