just curious, i checked /proc/net/ip_conntrack in my gateway computer and found this, the gateway 192.168.0.1 sends request to all the internal ip (goes on to 192.168.0.254). is it a network broadcast or what, for what reason ? .0.1 and .0.3 are alway almost connected to the Lan. tcp 6 134316 ESTABLISHED src=192.168.0.1 dst=192.168.0.255 sport=42750 dport=80 [UNREPLIED] src=192.168.0.255 dst=192.168.0.1 sport=80 dport=42750 use=1 tcp 6 134280 ESTABLISHED src=192.168.0.1 dst=192.168.0.0 sport=42750 dport=80 [UNREPLIED] src=192.168.0.0 dst=192.168.0.1 sport=80 dport=42750 use=1 tcp 6 134286 ESTABLISHED src=192.168.0.1 dst=192.168.0.0 sport=42751 dport=80 [UNREPLIED] src=192.168.0.0 dst=192.168.0.1 sport=80 dport=42751 use=1 tcp 6 134312 ESTABLISHED src=192.168.0.1 dst=192.168.0.2 sport=42750 dport=80 [UNREPLIED] src=192.168.0.2 dst=192.168.0.1 sport=80 dport=42750 use=1 tcp 6 134312 ESTABLISHED src=192.168.0.1 dst=192.168.0.2 sport=42751 dport=80 [UNREPLIED] src=192.168.0.2 dst=192.168.0.1 sport=80 dport=42751 use=1 tcp 6 134312 ESTABLISHED src=192.168.0.1 dst=192.168.0.4 sport=42750 dport=80 [UNREPLIED] src=192.168.0.4 dst=192.168.0.1 sport=80 dport=42750 use=1 tcp 6 134312 ESTABLISHED src=192.168.0.1 dst=192.168.0.4 sport=42751 dport=80 [UNREPLIED] src=192.168.0.4 dst=192.168.0.1 sport=80 dport=42751 use=1 tcp 6 134312 ESTABLISHED src=192.168.0.1 dst=192.168.0.5 sport=42750 dport=80 [UNREPLIED] src=192.168.0.5 dst=192.168.0.1 sport=80 dport=42750 use=1 ...... ...... more .. tcp 6 134315 ESTABLISHED src=192.168.0.1 dst=192.168.0.254 sport=42750 dport=80 [UNREPLIED] src=192.168.0.254 dst=192.168.0.1 sport=80 dport=42750 use=1 ===== /James.Q.L ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca