Subj : Unknown Internet activity To : JAY EMRIE From : Jerry Schwartz Date : Sat Nov 20 2004 10:08 pm Hello, JAY... It was probably some program checking for updates automatically (Windows itself, for example); those are generally recognized by firewalls and allowed through by their default rules. It could also have been your system renewing its DHCP lease. Regards, Jerry Schwartz mailto:jerryschwartz@comfortable.com http://www.writebynight.com --- Msged/NT 6.0.1 * Origin: Write by Night (1:142/928) .