Hi all, I have a LAN of 8 Win98 boxes, 1 Redhat 6.2 fileserver/Router and a Suse 6.4 Firewall with ISDN . On the Redhat : /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcg-eth0 DEVICE=eth0 IPADDR=198.168.1.254 NETMASK=255.255.255.0 NETWORK=192.168.1.0 BROADCAST=192.168.1.255 ONBOOT=YES BOOTPROTO=none /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcg-eth1 DEVICE=eth1 IPADDR=198.168.32.254 NETMASK=255.255.255.0 NETWORK=192.168.32.0 BROADCAST=192.168.32.255 ONBOOT=YES BOOTPROTO=none /etc/sysconfig/network file METWORKING=YES FORWARD_IPV4=YES HOSTNAME=server.adventus.com GATEWAY=192.168.32.1 GATEWAYDEV=eth1 To the /etc/rc.d/rc.local file I have appended : ipchains -A forward -j MASQ -s 192.168.1.0/24 -d 0.0.0.0/0 NO DNS has been Specified . on the SuSE 6.4 Firewall : I've been using Kfirewall to configure ipchains. i setup the IP masqerading = YES Purged all the rules Probed : eth0=192.168.32.1 ppp0=dynamic IP ( ISDN ) lo=127.0.0.1 I've setup a profile for my ISP and added their DNSs to /etc/resolv.conf I can access the net fine from my Firewall .. but not from any of the other machines ( Win 98 or Redhat 6.2 ) .. am I doing something obviously wrong ? PS (A) on each of the Win98s ( 192.168.1.x ) I've pointed the Default gateway to the Redhat box 192.168.1.254 . (B) From the Win98s I can ping 192.168.1.254 & 192.168.32.254 bit *not* 192.168.32.1 AND (C) From the Redhat I can ping 192.168.32.1 ( The Firewall ) A detailed reply would be very welcome + any suggestions that one may deem fit. Regards Anurag Jalan Calcutta, India -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/