'iptables -L' will list all rules so maybe somebody from the list will notice something.Tux:/home/lisi# iptables -L Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT) target prot opt source destination Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT) target prot opt source destination Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT) target prot opt source destination Tux:/home/lisi#
Your iptables are empty so they don't "killing" google earth. Do you get some errors if you start google earth from shell?
I have also uninstalled shorewall and fwbuilder. I have since restarted. The situation is better now, tho' still problematic. (I restarted because my system locked up. :-( Probably due ot memory problems. I have been dithering over getting myself some more memory for a couple of months. This sttled it, and I took the plunge. Shall now try to make myself drop this until the memory arrives. Lisi
More memory always make box cheerful :-) -- Bye, Goran Dobosevic Hrvatski: www.dobosevic.com English: www.dobosevic.com/en/ Registered Linux User #503414