-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, Peter Marshall wrote: > what do I need to do to allow ICQ to work through my firewall For plain ICQ messages I use the following rules in my iptables setup script: $IPTABLES=`which iptables` ICQ="205.188.0.0/16 64.12.0.0/16" # subnets for ICQ servers [...] # if you use iptables on your desktop for icq in $ICQ do $IPTABLES -A OUTPUT -o <YOUR EXTERNAL IF> -m state NEW \ -p TCP --sport 1024:65535 --dport 5190 -d $icq -j ACCEPT done # if you use iptables on your gateway for icq in $ICQ do $IPTABLES -A FORWARD -i <YOUR INTERNAL IF> \ -o <YOUR EXTERNAL IF> -m state --state NEW -p TCP \ --sport 1024:65535 --dport 5190 -d $icq -j ACCEPT done [...] Of course you'll need default rules(ESTABLISHED,RELATED) for all subsequent packets and the way back to your clients or desktop. Florian - -- Public PGP key is available on common key servers. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Debian - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFA0JCJwT2gPfZm6tURAlJgAKCGIhQP0bHpyIazISLz8Oamk3QUBwCguDbL Op02A+6Cu5uy7yUUvGLg4e0= =7naS -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----