Hi, thats right. But I use a 2.4.7 from kernel.org on my SuSE system. I think the patch is applied to this version. I take this kernel, because I recognized that some featurs I need are not implemented in the SuSE kernels. MfG. Stefan Walther stefan_walther@gehag-dsk.de dienst.: +4930/89786448 Funk: +49172/3943961 One thing to bear in mind with this approach : AFAIK the stock SuSE 7.2 2.4.4 kernel hasn't been patched to close the serious security hole in ip_conntrack_ftp, so if security is of any importance at all, and you have to allow FTP, 2.2.19 is probably better. just my 2 cents. Maf. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maf. King Standby Exhibition Services ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't." - Martin Van Buren ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~