Thanks for the info, Kmtnwmn. Glad to know Poser isn't interfering with my 'net connection. I just use IE and Eudora (and ACE to ftp to my website) so have no problems with XP's firewall. Gibson shows my machine as stealthed. Norton for mail and Proxomitron as my proxy server and a watchful eye so I've yet to get spyware or virii to worry about outgoing. At some point I'll pick up a more inclusive firewall. But not being a tinkerer (anymore) I appreciate the no nonsense simplicity of the stuff I'm running.