You may have read that, but it's incorrect ;) It will complete the tests, and then complain because the network test failed, for obvious reasons. It may also complain about your console not being "known" to it (IE not either the built in graphics, or a VT-whatever plugged in as it would be on a MicroVAX), but again, this is non-fatal. The console problem doesn't even stop it from auto-booting. You can still use the system, but it won't autoboot after that -- you'll need to type 'boot' at the console. Um -- you do know that AUI ports really aren't designed to talk directly to one another, right? You need an AUI multiplexer or a transceiver on each port. (You can make a crossover cable, but that's a different story and doesn't always work well -- so I hear.) The transceivers will have (male) plugs with the small metal knobs on them, and the port will have (female) plugs with the clips that hook into those knobs. The AUI cables usually (AFAIK) have one of each end. At any rate, it's ok to ignore, better if you terminate it eventually, or better yet if you just plug it into a working network ;) Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '