hi I've kept trying now. many times, to do NAT+MASQ+PPTP, but as soon as I compile 2.4.18 (the only one I've managed to patch-o-matic) and boot it, it refuses to -j MASQUERADE. (invalid argument). Are anyone running this? roy -- Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk, Datavaktmester ProntoTV AS - http://www.pronto.tv/ Tel: +47 9801 3356 Computers are like air conditioners. They stop working when you open Windows.