ah, shoot, forgot that the connection between serial base and USB port is a Keyspan. I checked and find it has drivers in OS 9 sysfolder. I'll go see if it has updated driver for X... don hinkle wrote: > My Palm used to connect ok in hot sync with my ibook when I was in OS 9. > Now, in X, I can't get a connection. > Everything *seems* to be turned on okay--the Palm connects with a serial > to USB. System Profile recognizes the USB>serial connection. > User names are the same on iBook and on Palm. > But each time I try I get a failed-to-connect message, it says: > "The connection between your handheld computer and the desktop could not > be established. Please check your setup and try again." > > Any help?