Isn't that how it is done on all the systems? I've dealt with IPf under solaris and ipchains/iptables under RH and I believe debian does the same thing. When I used RH4.2 the rules were added to /etc/rc.d/rc.local as the last thing the system did upon booting up. > Pete I'm still looking for a better solution but what I did was create a iptables script added it to /etc/rc.d/init.d/ (note I was using a Red Hat box). Then in the script had it reload the ip_tables mod. Not the worlds best solution, but it works. > > Carl P. > ============================================================ > From: mazdaracer > Date: 2002/06/03 Mon AM 11:56:01 EDT > To: "plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us" > > Subject: iptables missing after reboot > > After I rebooted my Mandrake 8.1 box, I was unable to get my laptop > connected to the net. I did 'iptables --list' and it was empty. So I > re-ran Mandrake Control Center and did the connection sharing thing and > it was ok. Having to do that after a reboot just ain't right. Is there > something (obviously) that I'm not having start up in the xinetd or rc.d > area?