Hello Alistair, Tuesday, April 29, 2003, 4:49:38 PM, you wrote: AT> On April 29, 2003 08:53 am, netfilter_user wrote: >> Hello SaVaGE, >> >> Tuesday, April 29, 2003, 9:49:10 AM, you wrote: >> >> S> Op dinsdag 29 april 2003 09:23, schreef netfilter_user: >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> >> >> this is my problem: >> >> My LAN is connected to Internet via Linux machine with 2 interface ( >> >> ppp0 - for internet and eth1 for local net). I need to connect from >> >> local host, service that is running on port 23073 and 23083 UDP in >> >> internet. For this i wrote afew rules with PREROUTING but when I start >> >> script with rules below i receive: >> >> >> >> Bad argument `PREROUTING' >> >> Try `iptables -h' or 'iptables --help' for more information. >> >> Bad argument `PREROUTING' >> >> Try `iptables -h' or 'iptables --help' for more information. >> >> >> >> >> >> iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p udp -d 80.50.60.185 --dport 23073 -j >> >> DNAT --to-destination 192.168.1.2 iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p udp >> >> -d 80.50.60.185 --dport 23083 -j DNAT --to-destination 192.168.1.2 >> >> >> >> iptables -A FORWARD -p udp -d 192.168.1.2 --dport 23073 -j ACCEPT >> >> iptables -A FORWARD -p udp -d 192.168.1.2 --dport 23083 -j ACCEPT >> >> >> >> What maybe a reason of this msg? >> >> Im using slackware 8.1 with iptables 1.2.6a >> >> S> This behaviour is correct NATting is done on the POSTROUTING table !!!! >> >> >> S> Pascal (PC-Secure Dutch security service) >> >> ammm....im afraid its not correct because I have received msg like this: >> >> Bad argument `PREROUTING' >> Try `iptables -h' or 'iptables --help' for more information. >> Bad argument `PREROUTING' >> Try `iptables -h' or 'iptables --help' for more information. >> >> ...its not correct in my newbe opinion. AT> Actually DNAT is acceptable in the PREROUTING chain. AT> change the --to-destination option to AT> --to ip.ad.dr.ess:portnum AT> or AT> --to ip.ad.dre.ss Now I have to excuse everyone who answer on my mail... it is ofcourse my fault. I made mistake and had written "iptables -t nat PREROUTING..." and I should write like this "iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING...". I have forgotten about "-A". Forgive me plz and thx for your time and attention. -- Best regards, mailto:netfilter_user@xxxxx