MsMittens, thanks for the URL im read it over and im gona try it very soon, just got the phone call asking me to go over at 7 which is about 40 minutes from now. Never though about the hardware, if i cant get it working though the software soon I will investigate. The lisghts on the modem are in their proper states as refernced by the manual so i just asumed it was ok. All cables are secure and conected both ends.