Thanks Debsy - your help is very much appreciated!!
I also notice that alot of new computers are coming with what is known as an onboard NIC. Does anyone know if these are reliable and as powerful as PCI installed ones??
Suppose it'll still work better than my computer - a Windows 98 based system with a 6GB HD and 350MHZ Pentium 2 Processor!! The machine's 6 years old now and just keeps struggling onward!!