Hello can any one help me My problem is: I am installing TIS Firewall toolkit. I have configured authsrv successfully and i created database for user. the entry in the netperm-table is as follows authsrv: database/usr/local/etc/fw-authdb authsrv: badsleep 1200 authsrv: nobogus true authsrv: permit-host localhost the entry in the corresponding proxy servier section is for example telnet proxy is tn-gw permit-hosts 192.192.192.1 -passok -xok (no auth required) tn-gw permit-hosts 192.192.192.3 -auth( auth required) the entry in /etc/inetd.conf file is telnet strem tcp nowait root /usr/local/etc/tn-gw tn-gw when iam tying to access services from 192.192.192.3 iam getting the error " 192.192.192.3 cannot connect to authentication server. IAM CONFIGURING TIS FOR RedHat 6.1 Thanks in advance ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LIH is all for free speech. But it was created for a purpose - to help people discuss issues about installing and running Linux. If your messages are counterproductive to this purpose, your privileges to submit messages can and will be revoked.