HL>I know, but I'm working with a mere Ethernet and IP+IPX network.
  >then I don't understand whyI can capture
  >**IP frames from my station to the firewall station,
  >**IP frame from another station to the router that connect to the IPS
  >** and NOT the frames between the firewall and the router (and I'm sure 
thos
  >frames exist; because I receive the mail and my IP parameters do NOT give 
an
  >gateway adress, just a proxy address into netscape)
Magic word: firewall. Where is your agent located? On the other side of
the firewall from you? The firewall may not be allowing the captured
data to pass, if that's the case.
Then again, I may still not have a good picture of your network in my
mind, so I may still be off target.
Alan
 * 1st 2.00 #8111 * Honor thy error as hidden intention.
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