Hi there all I would like to add a rule that has a source ip and a destination ip address and have a problem doing con someone point me in the correct direction. this is the rule i have tried $IPTAB -A FORWARD -p tcp --dport 22 -i eth1 -s 192.168.1.0/24 -d 192.168.45.0/24 -syn -m state --state NEW -j ACCEPT ______________________________________ Mail has been scanned and protected by No Barrier Communications www.nobarrier.co.za