Hi, I've discovered that MASQUERADE target overwrites the CT --helper settings. The setup I used is the following: iptables -t raw -A PREROUTING -i lan -p tcp --dport 2121 -j CT --helper ftp iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o wan -s 192.168.1.0/24 -j MASQUERADE I found out the problem, the helper set in the conntrack template is overwritten by MASQUERADE target. This patch fixes the issue: diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c index bba14a7..ab7cd3e 100644 --- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c +++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c @@ -1445,7 +1445,7 @@ void nf_conntrack_alter_reply(struct nf_conn *ct, nf_ct_dump_tuple(newreply); ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY].tuple = *newreply; - if (ct->master || (help && !hlist_empty(&help->expectations))) + if (ct->master || help) return; rcu_read_lock(); I didn't used the latest kernel, but seems the problem is still present. Best regs, Alin -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html