IJ> That seems to have done it!!!

figured it would once i saw what you had...

 IJ> 30 Jul 04 01:23, you wrote to me:

 ml>> are you doing this for internet only access or will you also be doing
 ml>> dialup calls??

 ml>> based on the FDNODE.CTL you posted, here's what you should have...

 ml>> ===== snip =====
 ml>> ;  NODELIST.??? is included automatically
 ml>> ;
 ml>> ;
 ml>> ;  Include private lists with the PvtList command
 ml>> ;
 ml>> ;  Phone number translation table (see the Manual):
 ml>> ;

 ml>> ;Contact number overrides
 ml>> PHONE 1:275/311   $[1:275/311]
 ml>> PHONE 1:275/312.1 #192.168.254.15
 ml>> PHONE 1:106/2000  #204.89.247.1

we can also move these other two to environment variables if you like...
are you using 4DOS and/or 4OS2 as your command interpreter replacements? if
so, we can set up data files like i have where you can add or remove
numbers any time without having to shut the setup down and edit the .bat
file... the task(s) still have to be frozen or exited to compile after
updating the override numbers, though...

 ml>> ; Default prefix/suffix for domestic and international calls
 ml>> DIAL  /  011-

 ml>> ;internet stuff
 ml>>   #           internet
 ml>>   000-        internet
 ml>>   V           internet#

 ml>> ;list any POTS numbers to be modified here just like always
 ml>> 1-705-xyz-  xyz-

did you adjust this as needed for POTS calls?