FreeBSD discovery of the day #1 - tip. now I can connect my FBSD box to the set top box on my desk. one more dagger thrust into the heart of my windows machine! (actually that may be a bit overly dramatic, but you get the idea). tips for tip - if you want to use it as non root you need to put yourself in the dialer group. I also added a new tag to /etc/remote specifically for the STB. works a treat.