On Monday, August 25, 2003, at 09:16 PM, Pedro Vera wrote: > Sorry, SPI- Stateful Packet Inspection. Instead of just blocking > ports, it checks every packet to > make sure it is legitimate. Makes for a sturdier firewall. and, On Monday, August 25, 2003, at 02:43 PM, Justin R. Miller wrote: > As I understand it, this capability in a firewall lets it allow things > like incoming connections relating to, say, an existing FTP > connection, that would not normally be allowed through by themselves. Pedro, Is Justin's assertion correct about FTP? I'm having trouble serving FTP from behind a Lynksys firewall with OS X Server. FTP works, but not universally for all clients (savvy and, well... the less than computer literate). thanks, j mcd -- John McDaniel <@mix2pix.com> Sonic Arts Digital Audio Services, Inc. 35 E. 7th Street, Suite #200 Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-352-5890 --