hi... i am trying to find out the services which should be started before the service iptables can be started. I have read thru the /etc/rc.d/init.d script and i think iptables depends on service network Does it depend on any other service to start...???Is there any method to know this ? I need to know this cause its for my college project. plz do reply thnks haynes kerala India ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony