-Then why might one be inclined to use the '-m tcp' in a situation like this? Clarity? -Under what circumstances might '-m tcp' give added value? > On Wed, 24 Mar 2004, j.travis wrote: > > > Is there any (functional) difference between these two statements? > > > > -A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT > > > > -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT > > > > No. Absolutely not. >