i've always opened things up like 80/udp and 22/udp "just because". web and ssh work fine just opening up 80/tcp and 22/tcp. what exactly are the udp ports used for? is there any reason to open them up? pete -- PGP Fingerprint: B9F1 6CF3 47C4 7CD8 D33E 70A9 A3B9 1945 67EA 951D PGP Public Key: finger p@dirac.org