>> [Gil wrote] >> >>> If you leave your computer on all the time and connected to >>> the internet thru a phone line, than a friend can check your >>> computer address while at your home. > >> I use a cable modem. My Mac is on all the time, but not >> connected to the net. > > So, you have a Motorola Surfboard, you turn your modem off, or what? > -- > T.T. No, I don't turn off the modem. It doesn't have an on/off switch, so I would have to unplug the Ethernet cable. Jane