On Wednesday 03 March 2004 9:10 am, prabha wrote: > Hi > I want to log some packets in the INPUT and FORWARD chains, but with > the original address of the packets. (ie) with the destination address > before any DNAT rule has been applied on the packet in the PREROUTING chain. You cannot do this because packets pass through the INPUT chain after they pass through PREROUTING. > When the packet comes to the INPUT / FORWARD chains, it will be > after any DNAT has been applied. Correct. > I do not want the NATted address to be present in the logs, but the original > address as the received interface saw it. Is this possible? Put the LOG rule in the PREROUTING chain. Regards, Antony. -- What is this talk of "software release"? Our software evolves and matures until it is capable of escape, leaving a bloody trail of designers and quality assurance people in its wake. Please reply to the list; please don't CC me.