Hi, > > I call this default policy at the beginning of my script (actually > > SuSEFirewalls script): > > It doesn't matter, when you call it. Packets traverse chains from top > to bottom. The 'bottom' is the default policy. (Well, it's listed on > top, but you know what I mean.) Oh sorry, totally misunderstood that :/ > > so why am i "-j ACCEPT" accepting it before that? > > In these scrambled outputs I did not wanted to sort again was a > match-any-rule with -j ACCEPT in your OUTPUT (it isn't set here). So > never a packet reached the bottom (policy) of your OUTPUT. > So since i ACCEPT the packets before they reach my default policy, i need to get my traffic liek this?: iptables -xv -L OUTPUT | grep "state NEW,RELATED,ESTABLISHED" | awk '{print $2}' Thanks, Mario -- +++ NEU bei GMX und erstmalig in Deutschland: TÜV-geprüfter Virenschutz +++ 100% Virenerkennung nach Wildlist. Infos: http://www.gmx.net/virenschutz