> Regardless, what should always work is: > > 1) Open Terminal on your iBook in bed. > 2) ssh to the iBook connected to the ISDN modem (ssh 10.0.1.1 or > whatever it's IP address is) > 3) type "sudo shutdown -h now" and enter your password when asked. > 4) Wait for Terminal to say "connection closed" then you can close > your iBook and go to sleep. ;-) My vague recollection is that it should be possible to write an AppleScript to execute this, rather than having to do it manually. (Don't quote me on that, though.) BRIAN/bpearce at cloud9.net