There have been times when I can't get to metalink and someone else in the office has no problem. Might be a routing issue at oracle where the f5 or whatever they use that your getting sent to is hung up or sending you to a loaded server. Close your browser and wait 15-30 minutes and try again. See if you can get re-routed. Or see if someone else in your office can get in. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l