Does it work on that machine if you are on its console? There should be no problem running mpg321 remotely, it's just a shell. You might make sure the sound module is loaded, and use aumix to make sure the levels are turned up. -- I bring this all up because now Microsoft has a new version out, Windows XP, which according to everybody is the ``most reliable Windows ever.'' To me, this is like saying that asparagus is ``the most articulate vegetable ever.'' --Dave Barry http://www.hacksaw.org -- http://www.privatecircus.com -- KB1FVD