If you don't know what you are doing, it would be best to invest $100 in a broadband firewall. Linksys and some others make them. You can get them either with or without a built in hub. ======= Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net "When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missle at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive." - President George Bush