The point isn't centered around internet security. The point is about "does the company, the neighbor works for, allow this". I haven't had the experience of getting a call from a corporate lawyer but it doesn't sound like to much fun. If the company only allows a connection using a modem, so be it. If the Company gets POed at this arrangement and calls the Cable company, Johnny could be disconnected without notice and charged a huge fee for a reconnect. A neighbor could get POed and call, with the same results. I have limited experience with cable companies (I've never had cable TV and I don't want it) but I know in the past they use a wire cutter to stop people from re-routing the signal. (Over 300 channels of BS and growing! Go get a book) Lets say the neighbor is working from home on a serious problem. Johnny (forgetting the out-of-site connection) unplugs the cable modem to move it. The lights go out in an operating room, who gets sued. Not the hospital, not the cable company, ... This sounds extreme but it really is a possibility. Sam. _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list