Tracy;

If we keep this up we may all learn something useful! Thank you.

Tom


>Hi Tom,
>
>You may want to research this first:
>
>http://search.cert.org/query.html?rq=0&ht=0&qp=&qs=&qc=&pw=100%25&ws=1&la=&qm=0&st=1&nh=25&lk=1&rf=2&oq=&rq=0&si=1&qt=mandrake&col=allcert
>
>and this:
>
>http://niap.nist.gov/cc-scheme/ValidatedProducts.html
>
>I go along with John Ryan's suggestion for home use. I do that as well as use Network Ice at home.
>
>Tracy
>
>
>
>>Thank you John.
>>
>>Tom
>>
>>
>>>Tom
>>>
>>>Get a NAT, DHCP Router. I bought a dlink wireless router with firewall from Best Buy for about $150, I've set it up to block *all* incoming traffic, only allows connections from within and then from ports I approve. You just plug in your cable, there are 4 other network ports for PCs and you can have wireless as well if you want- allow $60 for a card, great if you want to sit watching TV while you work on your notebook.
>>>
>>>FWIW, i picked the dlink because it has strong filtering, great wireless encryption as well, also allows VPN to offices abroad.
>>>
>>>Regards
>>>
>>>JR