I read somewhere that linux uses ports above 61000 (61000 - 65535) for IP masquerading. Can anyone confirm or deny this? What implication does this have when creating rules for a firewall -- are those ports never used for anything else? Thanks! -- Nothing convinces me that computing is an art so much as a bad install. David Guy Brizan brizan@freenet.msp.mn.us 612-814-8223