I love my source of information -- Iptables logging feature. I'm still learning about but sure beats saying "I donno" to the boss. It has brought a question i can't answer. I guess I don't really understand how packets orginate, in relation to the source port, on a system. They seem to be somewhat random and very definately incremental. Is there a good FAQ somewhere that I missed? THNX -- Leon Sonntag Systems Administrator