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thanks for the replies, i will look at those now. however, since my last post things have gone totally downhill. my connection is virtually non-existent. tech support think its a problem with the terayon modem. they couldnt even get a response using my mac address. but the weirdest thing is that i can shutdown the pc and unplug it and yet on the modem the pc light stays on and the data light keeps flashing. even if i unplug the modem and plug it back in (with the pc still unplugged) those lights come straight back on with the cable and power ones. and that to me seems very wrong indeed...