There seems to be a dearth of scripts/rules/comprehensive examples for iptables on the net thus far... I have found... http://www.boingworld.com/workshops/linux/iptables-tutorial/ and http://www.flux.org/pipermail/linux/2001-May/003528.html and http://www.sentry.net/~obsid/IPTables/rc.scripts.dir/current/ anyone got any others that I should look at before I actually try to coalesce this stuff? target use is as masquerading firewall - possibly with dmz Craig ----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----| - Craig White - PO Box 8634 - Scottsdale, Arizona - 85252 - e-mail address ................ - CraigWhite@AzApple.com - world wide web address ........ - http://www.AzApple.com - e-mail my pager address ....... - 6023779752@airtouch.net - cellular phone ................ - (602) 377-9752 - voice/facsimile ............... - (480) 945-8445 ----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|