On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 11:08:29 +1200, C. Falconer
<cfalconer at avonside dot school dot nz> wrote:
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> 1)      Syslog to remote server box doesn't support an alias, only an IP

Ouch.  Are you sure?  Have you verified DNS on the m0n0wall is
resolving the name to the right address?

> 2)      My Traffic Graph shows consistant 12 to 24 kbits/sec out on the WAN
> interface
> - how to find out what it is?  The firewall logs show regular dropped
> connections to port 139 or 445, and occasionally to random high ports.

A hub and a PC on the external interface running Ethereal
(ethereal.org) will sort this out.

Good luck,

Mike