I''ve just learned that there is a bug in 2.4.6: Entries for openvpn tunnels (including openvpnclient and openvpnserver) that specify a port but no protocol cause startup errors similar to the following: iptables v1.3.3: unknown protocol `1194'' specified Try `iptables -h'' or ''iptables --help'' for more information. ERROR: Command "/usr/sbin/iptables -A net2fw -p 1194 -s 0.0.0.0/0 --sport 1194 -j ACCEPT" Failed The problem may be worked around by specifying the protocol as well (e.g., "openvpn:udp:3455). There is also a corrected ''firewall'' file available in http://www1.shorewall.net/pub/shorewall/2.4/shorewall-2.4.6/errata/ Replace /usr/share/shorewall/firewall with that file. -Tom -- Tom Eastep \ Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool Shoreline, \ http://shorewall.net Washington USA \ teastep@shorewall.net PGP Public Key \ https://lists.shorewall.net/teastep.pgp.key