I just installed an INEXQ Broadband Router plus USB Printer Port (model ISW054u). It provides not only a 802.11g wireless capability but also the ability to hardwire in 3 other computers in addition to the host. AS usual, it also provides a firewall capability My questions - Do I need to continue running Zone Alarm Pro 4.0 on both my laptop and desktop when in a hardwired or wireless mode? I had had numerous problems while travelling to get my Belkin Notebook Network Card (802.11g FD7010) talking to wireless hosts. After installing the router, to get my desktop and laptop to talk to each other I had to set up Client for Microsoft Networks as my Primary Logon, set up a workgroup, and set up File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks. Now the big question. Will these same laptop settings work when i drop into the local coffee shop with my laptap and tap into their wireless network? Thanks and have a great day (we are on our second day of warm sun this spring) Preston --- Betti Ann & Preston Smith, Head of St Margaret's Bay, NS, [log in to unmask] 1962 MGA 1600 MK II, 1980 MGB Limited Edition 2002 Damon Challenger 335 Motor Home on 2001 Ford V-10 20,500 lb chassis The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering Mandrake Linux or Red Hat Linux CD sets along with the OpenOffice CD... at a great price!!! http://freepctech.com/goodies/promotions.shtml