Hi clear will do the trick from a shell prompt. As stated ctrl+l redraws the screen. Does anybody know the command using iptables assumming the kernel is compiled correctly to forward the ports speak freely needs to work through a linux nat box through to a windows host.. thanks ------------------------- Patrick Turnage e-mail:pturnage at tampabay.rr.com Telephone: (850) 459-7717 HomePage: http://www.access-connect.com Amateur radio callsign:kg4dqk AOL Instant Messenger:kg4dqk icq:26862191 MSN:turnagep at hotmail.com Yahoo!:kg4dqk America Online:kg4dqk1129 kg4dqk1129 at aol.com