Michael Grant said: >How the heck do I reset my modem (eMac built-in) without restarting the >whole bloody computer? You could send it a reset command in a terminal program like Zterm: Zterm (free) http://homepage.mac.com/dalverson/zterm/ Just type ATZ into Zterm and hit return. That should do it. Randy B. Singer Co-Author of: The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th and 6th editions) Routine OS X Maintenance and Generic Troubleshooting http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html