You can set up a raw packet analyzer on the Linux machine and view its output in a telnet session. There are several. There should be no problem running both apps on the Linux. Peter -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads