Hi John,

Yes, I allow pings. I when out to Albertson and grabbed some fired chicken for lunch. They have the best chicken in Abilene. While out I stop by a computer outside the local network, and you are right, I wasn't able to ping 68.15.242.103. Also, I wasn't able to get into my web site from outside the local network. Wierd. The web site must have been working last night, since you were able to download the VFP client. This might be a problem with Cox Communications. I went ahead and rebooted my Linux box, but I have doubts that will help. I'm going to eat some chicken, then I'm going to reset the router and network. I'll get back to you later.