Brian, Heres what I do, I run a little 14 port hub so each computer is seperate. Also if you call @home tech support and ask for a 2nd level tech they can give you a static IP in a bout 1 minute, and it doesn't cost anyting. Hope this helps. Jeff On Sunday 18 March 2001 17:41, you wrote: > Hi all > > My home network consists of: > cable modem ->win98 with zone alarm->mandrake 7.2 > Currently I have to shut down zone alarm to access the web from the linux > box. Not the best solution. I know. I've got it backwards. The linux box > should be set up as the firewall but I've only been using it for 8 days and > there is a bit of a learning curve. Any and all other suggestions are > welcome. > > Thanks > Brian