> > > While we're on the subject, how do you flush the routing table? I do a > > > 'route -f' and it just returns the help screen telling me that a 'route > > > -f' should do the trick. Odd. > > > > > > > I do: > > > > ipchains -F input > > ipchains -F output > > ipchains -F forward > > > > Unless you have one chain which has no name (impossible) `ipchains -F' > > won't do a thing. There is something vague to this effect implied in the > > man page... > > It's my understanding that doing 'ipchains -F' flushes all the exisiting > ipchains. Maybe I haven't had enough Mt. Dew this morning. The man says: -F, --flush Flush the selected chain. This is equivalent to deleting all the rules one by one. Which seems to imply that you have to select a chain to flush. ____________________________ Mike Neuharth ADCS Technology Specialist http://www.umn.edu/adcs E-Mail : mjn at umn.edu Page Mail : 6126486512 at page.metrocall.com http://nifty.dsl.visi.com/ ____________________________