> KERNEL_DIR=/xxx/xxxx/xxx ./configure --prefix=/ > ^^^^^^^^^^^^ being wherever your kernel source code >hides. You mean the source code dir (e.g. /usr/src/linux-2.4.19) or the config file (e.g. /usr/src/linux-2.4.19/.config)? > personally I have all my networking delayed until after I'm multiuser > -- and then only the inside stuff gets started... > *after* the box is up and stable I start the internet cruft and > the firewall... You mean you start the firewall manually (i.e. it is not started automatically at boot time)? > Simple expedience says that you should turn off forwarding > very early in your startup scripts and then turn it on at the *end* > of the firewall script. OK, I did it but what does it change? :) Michal Kepien
