One thing that you could do, since you've installed iptables, is setup all the chains manually. Then run (as root)
/etc/init.d/iptables save active And if you always want them to be the same /etc/init.d/iptables save inactive. This will save the chains so that they start up everytime that you boot the computer and turn off the computer (respectively.). Of course, that's if you have the /etc/rc?.d/ directories setup for it. Look at /etc/defaults/iptables for more info. Good Luck. Marshal >>>>> "Dan" == Dan Jacobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Dan> Regarding Rusty's Really Quick Guide To Packet Filtering Dan> /usr/share/doc/iptables/html/packet-filtering-HOWTO.html#toc5 Dan> where are we supposed to put that? Dan> /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/somefile I suppose. Dan> If you tell me to put it in /etc/ppp/ip-up.d I will tell you Dan> that it only needs to be run once... -- http://jidanni.org/ Dan> Taiwan(04)25854780 Dan> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to Dan> [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of Dan> "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]