Why not just install logcheck and portsensors? Gene >Hello list, >My main problem has been solved. >As some of you know, when I tried to make a firewall rule, I would get locked out of my system, and I'd have to iptables -F from the console. >I had to allow for 139 and 445 to come through. >just thought I'd share the information. :) >HTH, >BTW, I'm using nmap, but it's only getting TCP ports. I'd like to block all po tential udp threats as well as any other ports running that I don't know about that iptables is showing. Anyone have any suggestions? >Thanks, >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup