Merry Christmas, everyone. Here's alittle tip I received from my brother this evening. Go here to check to see if your computer has any open ports: www.grc.com Click on ShieldsUp! On the next page, scroll to the section titled "Hot Spots (no, this isn't a porno site!) then click on ShieldsUp! Follow instructions to run the probe. LeakTest is another test you may want to run. This test will tell if a Trojan program can get installed on your computer to access the internet. There is a lot of useful and interesting info at this site. My thanks goes out to Steve Gibson of Gibson Research Co. for this web-site. Enjoy everybody!