ok, im running a net4501, DSL with PPPoE w/ DHCP gets an IP on eth0, 
eth1 is my LAN w/DHCP, the default filtering setup in m0n0 should let 
me through, and on the internet , all other settings being the default, 
corerect?  because I am not getting anywhere.

my next plans are: set up the wireless, set my server with all the 
ports being forwarded so I can still serve up HTTP, FTP, e-mail, and so 
on, and set bandwidth shaping on the wired ethernet ports, and wired as 
well.