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I'm seeking, earnestly, any input and/or experiences anyone has had with the 
various Internet Service Providers and Firewall products.  

I'm looking at establishing a 56k dedicated circuit and would appreciate any input 
that experienced users could offer such as:

    1. Preferred providers or companies to definitely stay clear of
    2. The type of connection your using (ie. speed, leased line, ISDN) and, if 
you don't mind, the monthly expense
    3. The type of protection your using (ie. router based firewall vs. Sidewinder 
or N1 Firewall/+)
    4. Have you deteched hacking and has your protection scheme truely worked.

Before you flame me because of the potential danger in answering these questions, 
please consider that for a novice on the net, it is difficult to obtained unbiased 
opinions from the different services and companies.

If you are willing to answer me, but would like to validate who I am, please don't 
hesitate to contact me at:

Barry Treahy
Alliance Electronics
7550 East Redfield Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85260

1-800-608-9494 extension 625 Voice
1-602-443-3898 FAX
treahy@ix.netcom.com

All input would be greatly appreciated.  If you don't mind an anonymous 
summary 
being posted, please let me know that too.