With compression set to auto I get this ------------------------ auto -------------------------- This is what I get on a session: INFORMATION FOR SESSION sam&misty Service Type: Framed Framed Protocol: PPP Idle Timeout: 900 Speed of Connection: Auto NAS IP Address: x.x.x.x Login Service: Telnet Interface Name: slot:5/mod:2 Active Session ID: 3211424 Traffic Threshold: 0 Keep Alive Interval: 0 Framed IP Netmask: 0.0.0.0 MLPPP Fragmentation Threshold: 0 Framed Routing: None Framed Callback Identifier: 0 Compression Algorithm: None Compression Reset Mode: Auto Filter Id Input: virus.in Receive Acc Map: 0 Transmit Acc Map: 0 Filter Id Output: virus.out And then the ppp for it starting at the compression: SETTINGS for PPP BUNDLE 15335 COMPRESSION Operational Status: NotOpened Compression Protocol: NONE SETTINGS for PPP BUNDLE 15335 IP PROTOCOL Operational Status: Opened Local To Remote Compression Protocol: VJ_TCP Remote To Local Compression Protocol: VJ_TCP Local Max Slot ID: 15 Remote Max Slot ID: 15 Local IP Address: x.x.x.x Remote IP Address: 65.167.102.152 SETTINGS for PPP LINK 15335 - 40293872 Operational Status: Opened Interface Index: 2282 Local MRU: 1514 Remote MRU: 1514 Local to Peer ACC Map: 0 Peer to Local ACC Map: 0 Local To Remote Protocol Compression: ENABLED Remote To Local Protocol Compression: ENABLED Local To Remote AC Compression: ENABLED Remote To Local AC Compression: ENABLED Globally it appears to be enabled: PPP Address Field Compression: ENABLED PPP Protocol Field Compression: ENABLED ---------------------------auto---------------------------------------------- With compression set to microsoft I get ----------------------MS---------------------------------------------------- On a session: INFORMATION FOR SESSION kneedeep Service Type: Framed Framed Protocol: PPP Idle Timeout: 900 Speed of Connection: Auto NAS IP Address: x.x.x.x Login Service: Telnet Interface Name: slot:6/mod:6 Active Session ID: 3475048 Traffic Threshold: 0 Keep Alive Interval: 0 Framed IP Netmask: 0.0.0.0 MLPPP Fragmentation Threshold: 0 Framed Routing: None Framed Callback Identifier: 0 Compression Algorithm: Microsoft Compression Reset Mode: Auto Filter Id Input: virus.in Receive Acc Map: 0 Transmit Acc Map: 0 Filter Id Output: virus.out On the ppp for same: SETTINGS for PPP BUNDLE 234389 COMPRESSION Operational Status: NotOpened Compression Protocol: NONE SETTINGS for PPP BUNDLE 234389 IP PROTOCOL Operational Status: Opened Local To Remote Compression Protocol: VJ_TCP Remote To Local Compression Protocol: VJ_TCP Local Max Slot ID: 15 Remote Max Slot ID: 15 Local IP Address: x.x.x.x Remote IP Address: 65.167.101.24 SETTINGS for PPP LINK 234389 - 26687360 Operational Status: Opened Interface Index: 2542 Local MRU: 1514 Remote MRU: 1514 Local to Peer ACC Map: a0000 Peer to Local ACC Map: 0 Local To Remote Protocol Compression: ENABLED Remote To Local Protocol Compression: ENABLED Local To Remote AC Compression: ENABLED Remote To Local AC Compression: ENABLED Globally it appears to be enabled: PPP Address Field Compression: ENABLED PPP Protocol Field Compression: ENABLED ----------------------MS---------------------------------------------------- So, it appears that on mine: 1. When sho session says it isn't off sho ppp says it isn't. 2. When sho session says it is on sho ppp says it isn't. You show an entry on a sho sess that I don't: Class: IW.SUNSET#IW What is that? Not that it has anything to do with the current difficulty. Maybe I am missing something somewhere else. -- Lewis Bergman Texas Communications 4309 Maple St. Abilene, TX 79602-8044 325-695-6962 ext 301 800-299-6962