Well, solved the many connections problem ... simply by allowing P5 to connect. When P5 is not allowed to connect, it comes in a "connection loop" ..... P5 needs to get a positive response from a router or modem and then it stops with connection attempts ..... allowing ZoneAlarm can do no harm since the only connection that is made only goes to the router or modem and not any further ... so lesson learned here: allow P5 to connect and no CPU cycles are wasted. Just 2 attemps are done: 1 at start up of P5 and one at closing P5. The fact that P5 connects to my modem only, doesn't bother me. I have no network nor multiple versions of P5. Thanx all for thinking ... it's interseting to read/learn all this :o)