Hi List: I have a Linux box with RH 6.1 and a Windows 98 box. The Linux box is set up as a FW and with IP Masq. My ISP is @Home. Up until last night all was well in the land. Last night as a storm was moving through Chandler I shut down both machines as a precaution. First Windows and then Linux. Afterwards I restarted Linux and ran the FW script, then started the Win box. I went on to check mail on the Win box and couldn't get out. All the modem lights were functioning properly. I can get out on the Linux box and ping the Win box. I can have the Win box ping itself and the Linux box, but the Win box cannot ping outside. I previously recorded all the settings in netcfg for Linux and all appears well. I'm not certain where or how to proceed at this point. I'm really new at the FW/IPMasq business and feel lost at this point. Thanks, Mike