Thank you guys for your help! I didn't realize that XP had a built in firewall. How would one go about accessing the control panel for it? I went into network connections and played with the properties of my connection. Is that what you mean? I haven't bought any programs or other firewall systems.

I apologize for my ignorance here. I'm pretty good with computers, but I'm still learning all the time (after 5 years)!

~Morgan~