Actually,I don`t have any firewall up,I am using 8 port switch/router connected to an ADSL modem(my home phone is on the same line) and all 3 home comps are connected to the switch it`s Linksys, I think.Up to now almost 11 months I have not any problems requiring a firewall enabled-I never log as a root.And a .png snapshot showing my partitions is in the previous post.If you look at,there is an unused partition in the beginning of the hard,but I have no idea how to make it useful by moving my /home there?