One way that i have found is a nice easy to use solution is the Shorewall iptables configuration program. It is available in the CentOS os repository. It may be over kill but it also allows you to control many other aspects of the firewall with simple configuration files. Peter Andrew Rice 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? > > > >