Hello

Correct me if I am wrong : A firewall is supposed to stop hackers gaining a connection to your computer. Is that right?

Question 1: Is a firewall supposed to stop your ip address from geting out of your computer? eg: stopping people from finding out your ip address.

Question 2 : If my firewall (Norton) is not doing this, and is a capable of doing it, then how do I configure it to do it?

Question 3 : If my firewall (Norton) is not capable of doing this, then is there a program that I can get off the net, that is capable of doing it?

Please could someone help with my three questions? I have read throught the Newbie FAQ and counldn't find the answer to this there, sorry if this post is in the wrong forum, forgive me.

Cheers, P