Is there anyway on a Redhat 8 or 9 Linux box to limit the maximum number of simultaneous TCP connections for everything and not just a particular service? Namely for the iptables forwarding - since it would be on an internet firewall that forwards packets to internal servers. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Domains ? Claim yours for only $14.70/year http://smallbusiness.promotions.yahoo.com/offer