<<A much better route, and likely cheaper (a second ethernet card in the linux box is needed), would be to use the linux box as a gateway, router, and firewall to the M$ box, thereby greatly increasing it's pathetic "security".>> I agree with this in that it should be cheaper, but would involve the Linux being permanently on, (assumed anyway) and adds a complexity overhead. Worth such an overhead no doubt, but the initially impatient with several computers to hook to the net, did it the router-hub route. GA! _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list