hello, Just going thru the thread so that i could learn form others problem. One thing I could not understand is, how to custom compile a kazaa-blocking kernel? > > But newer implementations apparently support port-hopping, so it seems > that the only confirmed way to stop it with iptables is with the STRING > match from patch-o-matic, and block anything with the string "kazaa" > (don't recall case requirements) in it. Compiling a custom > kazaa-blocking kernel may be more than you want to do, though. > Thanks a lot. with regards, Nimit.