hey J.L., I do not believe the 64-bit kernel/32-bit userspace combination will be supported for etch. At least, I don't see 64-bit i386.debs available in testing or sid. You will probably need to either revert to a 32 bit kernel, or switch over to the full 64-bit userspace when that time comes. Doing either of these now would also fix iptables for you. -- dann frazier