my son built it for me. It's been up and running almost a week now. I He bought the components for it from NewEgg - He had it all ready to go in no time, and I hadn't bought the operating system for it yet! so I had to run out quick to Costco to buy it. A DSL router - with full fledge firewall - I'm not the one to ask - but I think this is what you mean? we're on cable - and we've had a linksey's wirelessG broadband router for a good while now. We bought an additional card for my old computer, so it can go online now too for my daughter. I bought a NetGear Card for it - the price was right a couple weeks ago at Circuit City with rebates, and my son heard they were better cards than the linksey's ones - which are more $$$. He said to stear clear of Belkin - they seem to be advertised a lot now. anyway - my son said his computer is protected by the firewall in the linkseys' router. and he hasn't had any problems. Cris ----- Original Message ----- From: Bashful Bob To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 10:48 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: re-ask- rephrase Did you build this system or is an off the shelf item?? Looking to get/build a puter for the other half and get a DSL router with a full fledge firewall. Any suggestions?? Thanks Life is what happens in between plans. Virus free email by Norton's This message is intended for the sole use of the individual and/or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the addressee, or authorized to receive this on behalf of the addressee, you are hereby notified that you may not use, copy, disclose, or distribute to anyone this message or any part thereof. If you have received this in error, please immediately advise the sender by e-mail and delete this information. Thank you ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 9:58 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: re-ask- rephrase > I am using Outlook express 6.0 and Internet explorer. > I used AVG on my last computer, before I put winXP on it. > I feel it is important for e-mails to be scanned for every e-mail account on > my system. So many viruses come in through e-mails. and especially since it > is my daughter and son on the other identities - and my hubby! who is not > that knowledgeable. > I've not had a problem with my Norton scanning all identities on my last > computer. Norton is still on it. My daughter will eventually get that > computer. > Cris - see specs below: > > ok - I have winXP > An AMD Athlon processor - 3200+ 2.20 GHZ > 1 GB of Ram > 181 gb free out of 186 on my hard drive - it is actually a 200 gb HD > > Here - From Belarc Advisor: > Operating System: > Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) > > Processor: > 2.20 gigahertz AMD Athlon XP > 128 kilobyte primary memory cache > 512 kilobyte secondary memory cache > > Drives: > 200.04 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity > 194.93 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space > > _NEC DVD_RW ND-2510A [CD-ROM drive] > 3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive] > > ST3200822AS [Hard drive] (200.05 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 3LJ1W2YT, rev 3.01, > SMART Status: Healthy > > Main Circuit Board: > Board: http://www.abit.com.tw/ NF7II series(Nvidia nForce-MCP2S) v0.1 > Bus Clock: 200 megahertz > BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG 06/21/2004 > > Memory Modules: > 1024 Megabytes Installed Memory > > Slot 'A0' is Empty > Slot 'A1' has 512 MB > Slot 'A2' has 512 MB > > Local Drive Volumes: > : (on drive 0) 200.04 GB 194.93 GB free > To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk