Andrew Rice <andrew at nams.net> wrote: > Can someone tell me if I edit the iptables file manually to > create a rule to deny ANY access to a server or do I need to > use the gui? You can do it a number of ways. You can run the iptables command directly and the command line, then run "service iptables save" and it will integrate it into the "/etc/sysconfig/iptables" ruleset. -- Bryan J. Smith Professional, Technical Annoyance b.j.smith at ieee.org http://thebs413.blogspot.com ---------------------------------------------------- *** Speed doesn't kill, difference in speed does ***