I'm trying to install a gateway/router with Red Hat 9 kernel 2.4.24 and the stock iptables 1.2.7, with full NAT compiled into the kernel. I have read the howto at netfilter.org, even have the same line of code. But it sill will not change the source address. here is the line of code and the result of the command <iptables -t nat -L -n> iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j SNAT --to Ext_ip target prot opt source destination SNAT all -- 0.0.0.0/0 0.0.0.0/0 to:Ext_ip thanks John http://www.arbbs.net/