Just a quick question befor I dig into this to deep. Does SuSE firewall2 allow for configuration for an external nic that is set up with multiple alias? Yes, the firewall configuration accepts interfaces like eth0:1 or eth1:0 or eth2:2. Bye Uli -- Ulrich Roth IMPACT Business & Technology Consulting GmbH Im Mediapark 8 / KölnTurm D-50670 Koeln Phone +49-221-93 70 80-29 Fax +49-221-93 70 80-15 E-Mail: roth@impact.de