LC wrote: > > IP Masq is running fine on the nix router 192.168.1.1 and no problem > accessing the internet. But i need this machine to have a public IP so i > can access to it remotely on ssh and ftp > I think you had better show us a diagram of your network. From what you had posted, it sounded like this box had eth0 connected to the Internet, and eth1 connected to the local network. But it sounds like this in not the case. So we would need to know what eth0 connects to, and how this machine hooks to the Internet. Something like: Internet | (eth0) Linux router | (eth1) | | (eth1) Samba server -----(eth0)-----> something It sounds like you you may not need the current eth0 on the Samba machine, and need to forward a couple of ports from the Linux router to the Samba server. Or you may want to set up the Samba box as a DMZ server. (I wouldn't, but it is you call.) Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!