John;

Thank you - I am ready! :)

Tom


>Tom
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>For an easy life, go to www.computers4sure.com and buy a wireless dhcp nat router with firewall and wireless for $109. It includes so much stuff you may not need today but means you can cope no matter what. Friends visiting and wanting to collect e-mail? Plug them in, you've got 4 ports. Bought a new notebook with wireless? Just set it up (make sure you turn on encryption so the weasel across the road can't piggyback). It takes about 5 minutes to configure, make sure you add a filter to block all incoming traffic. That baby works- I've asked my techo's to hammer it, it is a brick wall.
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>For bigger installs I'm sure Linux Firewalls are an excellent choice but for home, get something that just plugs in.
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>Regards
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>JR