While it is true that iptables is there => [root@c1074527-a src]# which iptables /sbin/iptables I have no idea why this is there if it never had a 2.4.x kenel. iptables just does not work on a 2.2.x kernel. Is a Red Hat Linux release 7.0 (Guinness), we need to upgrade that kernel. [root@c1074527-a /root]# uname -a Linux c1074527-a 2.2.16-22 #1 Tue Aug 22 16:49:06 EDT 2000 i686 unknown http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-130.html does not offer a 2.4 kernel on their site, that sucks. I am not sure that the kernels rpm for 7.2 will not break anything there. I need to download a kernel from kernel.org we should be using kernel 2.4.18 This is the safest and more efficient way to go. The more i look, the more work i see. You will not be able to port forward to that server on until this is fixed. Also, was this computer a dual boot? This is from /etc/lilo.conf other=/dev/hdb1 label=dos David Correa Public Key http://www.linux-tech.com/linuxtech.asc Key fingerprint 7F2C E072 479D 71B4 008B 373E A284 8CDE 7659 F5D8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe email security-discuss-request@linuxsecurity.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject of the message.