point to note is that zone alarm 'normal' isn't designed for this, neither is norton, both are for single pc only

A question rather than anything to add to the thread

Is this the right way around to do stuff folks ? .... generally where I've had IIS working, then want to 'extend' to include a 'normal network' with file sharing & the like, it never works first time ! ... so what I've always found simplest is to get sharing working first before any IIS ... or am I just confus-ed again?

A question now though !

How is this wired ? ... I pressume we just have a hub somewhere? Would the word 'router' not be a star idea at this point ? Or is that money we don't have, as I see that'll mean we want a new adsl modem too ?