Thanks for the response but it didn't work. It just hangs there trying to connect and then I get an error "no route to host" (as it should if trying to connect to that host directly. --- Igor Demjanenko <idemjanenko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > Try this: > > iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -d old_mailserver_ip > --destination-port 25 -j DNAT --to-destination 127.0.0.1:25 > > first last wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am trying to set up a firewall rule so calls to old_mailserver:25 > get > > redirected to localhost:25. I have seen quite a few rules and none > seem > > to work. > > > > I have tried with the firewall enabled (configured to allow smtp) > and > > disabled, but it doesn't seem to make a difference. > > > > One of the commands I have been using is: > > /sbin/iptables -t nat -I PREROUTING -p tcp -d old_mailserver_ip/32 > > --dport 25 -j REDIRECT --to 127.0.0.1:25 > > > > Am I missing anything? > > > > Thanks > > > > Gabriel > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > Yahoo! Mail is the world's favourite email. Don't settle for less, > sign up for > > your free account today > http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail/winter07.html > > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Mail is the world's favourite email. Don't settle for less, sign up for your free account today http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail/winter07.html _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos