ohhh...thanks Jon! I am currently 207.172.3.8 (DNS server) but 'default gateway' says IP address is 66.44.14.203 and I am even more confused...207 #s are what I am used to seeing. (and yes, like most people, I have a dynamic address which changes a little each time I log in)....and you know what? No one seems to care where I am and I have two firewalls to protect me against random messing.