thanks, ill give it a try tomorrow when i get to work. what is the -p 6? ----- Original Message ----- From: John A. Sullivan III <john.sullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <black@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: <netfilter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 8:56 PM Subject: Re: Destination Nat > If I understand you correctly and remember your original rule, then I > think you have it backward. If you are changing the destination, you > probably want to change it from the public address to the private > address: > john