Ah, but your network isn't a "local network". If you use Network Magic you are connected to the WWW, with both physical and software type firewalls to contend with. If you want a local network get a crossover cable ! This is major league stuff with baddies lurking just the other side of the little black box with the blinking lights. -------------------------------------------------------------- On Sat, 03 Mar 2007 13:33:48 -0800, "Charles R. Buchanan" <daphatbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: > No doubt, with something that like that, where security is concerned, I > still don't get why it has to phone home so often, especially after > asking for the router username and password. Shouldn't need that info in > the first place on a local network. -- cuffy10@xxxxxxxxxxx -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an unladen european swallow ** YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED ** DONATE to Hurricane Katrina victims: http://www.redcross.org/ DONATE Housing (Spare room, shelter) http://www.hurricanehousing.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------