Did you check your logs to see what the error(s)s was/were? It will pretty much tell you exactly what happened there. Then of course I do this when I deal with inetd or more specifically in this case xinetd... YMMV netstat -a | more then I would tailor some /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny files # # hosts.deny This file describes the names of the hosts which are # *not* allowed to use the local INET services, as decided # by the '/usr/sbin/tcpd' server. # # The portmap line is redundant, but it is left to remind you that # the new secure portmap uses hosts.deny and hosts.allow. In particular # you should know that NFS uses portmap! ALL:ALL And then # # hosts.allow This file describes the names of the hosts which are # allowed to use the local INET services, as decided # by the '/usr/sbin/tcpd' server. # # in.tftpd in.telnetd sshd # in.tftpd: someipaddressornetworkhere what it sounds like is a SOURCE and/or destination ip address issue with the firewall or hosts.allow and hosts.deny files. - rh -- Robert Hanson - Abba Communications Computer & Internet Services (509) 624-7159 - www.abbacomm.net