CrashDive & EGCC Rwy 24 . .. .If I was ever smart enough to listen to what other people tell me then I'd have done exactly what you say - a couple of people here at work told me to do just that. However, I wasn't, and got the <a href="http://www.dslsource.co.uk/products/alcatel/usb.htm" target="_blank">Alcatel USB Modem</a> instead. I'm kicking myself now. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="rolleyes.gif" /> . .. .Agent86. .. .Good suggestion, but I picked a USB modem and the old Pentium 233MMX in the cupboard doesn't have USB ports. Buying them is a possibility, and I'm perfecly happy setting up an ipchains firewall myself, but it will cost as much as a firewall for XP and will mean having another machine running.. .. .Justin & T&G. .. .Thanks for the recommendation - that looks like the most likely candidate at the moment.