The issue with Telstra's BigPond Cable connections is that the login script on a router needs to be able to deal with the "heartbeat" that BigPond sends out approx. every 6 minutes. This is their way of testing if you are still online. For more than enough information on heartbeats go to: http://www.ozcableguy.com/heartbeat.html Kristina ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelist.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************