Hi Greg.. I checked my linux setting with iptables -L and here's what I get: 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 Does this seem OK? thanks, nirmal MOL doesn't have a firewall, but your linux might. Try ipchains -L or iptables -L in the linux shell to see if there's something activated. Greg