Vorlin - thanks when i get a chance i'll email you some particulars privately. I'd like to hear some roll-up-the-sleeves ways to protect the netwrok.

Tedob1 - yup Level3 in Denver, Colorado. I posted on their "report troubles here" form, but haven't heard a peep back from them. I have it set so anon access is denied - no guests, no anon, but still i'm wondering if that's enough in itself. i'm changing/rotating passwords, etc., checking every day for new files made on the server, stuff like that...

I get quite a few of those *.@home.com attempts - from lots of IP addresses, too. France, UK, USA, Canada, etc. thanks for that tip.

Any more insight on this stuff is appreciated, after all, i am in the newbie section.

Thanks everyone!