Most routers will allow you to configure a safe range of network addresses for local use. It will then only act against those outside the set range, so you can have a network happily operating with a common router, but still protected from outside intrusion. A common address range for non-routable (local) protocols would be 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.255 used with the TCP/IP protocol. In the router settings, select 'Enable DHCP server functions' and choose an IP address pool range for your router to recognise as the local network. Billyus Eximius wrote: >I'm interested in this too Inge, and to be honest I don't know too much >about it though I have 2 PCs and my laptop, running through the router, this >connects all three to internet. But I should imagine that you will need to >program your router with the IP address of your laptop and tell it to allow >access....................if I'm correct, anyone want to tell us how to do >it...........(at the moment, I simply transfer stuff using floppies of flash >memory, it's hassle free this way) > >Billy > > -- Regards, John Durham <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> ICQ number 112663246 Fax/Phone 64 4 5286786 Award winning web site at http://modecideas.com?sig Order my latest e-book at http://modecideas.com/dmaxhits.htm?sig PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied. Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at http://www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.