Looks like Apple acknowledged a problem; their fix is to deselect the error correction and compression checkbox in the Network system preferences. See http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25387 for more info. "Obrecht, Jerry A" <Jerry.A.Obrecht at mdnt.com> writes: > The problem with the modem is in the modem scripts installed by = > 10.2.4...they are semi-FUBAR'ed. The fix is to replace six modem > files = > with the "old" 10.2.3 modem files. At www.apple.com under Support, = > search for the following discussion thread "Discussions > Mac OS X > = > Getting Started and General Use > Getting Online > Modem drops dialup > in = > 30 sec, 10.2.4. Help?" if you wish. It reports that at macfixit.com = > there is a link to the six files that can be downloaded; the link is = > called "10.2.3ModemParts". The rub is that, as with any OS X changes, > = > you need to boot from the DVD or boot in OS 9 to replace the files > (not = > a big thing). If you contact me off-line, I can send the files to you > = > via email; the 6 files though are about 2.5MB in size total. Kynan Shook kshook at mac.com http://homepage.mac.com/kshook/index.html