Also, Zhann, if you are connected 24/7, it's worth getting an external(hardware) router box (they are reasonably cheap these days). Originally intended for very small local networks (eg 4 PC's + printer), most of them, once set up, also prevent hacking via direct access to the BIOS. Before I got one, Zone Alarm was regularly popping up with warning messages about "Blocked attempt to access netbios"; since, I have had nothing (and that was almost 2 years ago). I am seriously considering uninstalling Zone Alarm, except that I like its little data-transfer-speed indicator:-) Cheers, Diolma