Hello > Don't forget that ipchains configures a packet filter in the kernel, > not a 'real' firewall. It's used for dealing with packets, yes, I know. But what other types of firewalls are there? Pardon my ignorance, but all I know on the subject of 'firewall' is 'packet blocking'. :) TIA Sven -- Powered by Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 aka potato