do i know where to put that "-t nat" iptables -A PREROUTING -s xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy -p tcp -m tcp --dport 80 -j REDIRECT --to-ports 8080 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Antony Stone" <Antony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <netfilter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 5:02 PM Subject: Re: newbie question > On Thursday 08 April 2004 12:57 pm, M. Ahmad Ijaz wrote: > > > when i try to use this command > > > > iptables -A PREROUTING -s xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy -p tcp -m tcp > > --dport 80 -j REDIRECT --to-ports 8080 > > > > where xxx is any IP and yyy is the subnet mask, it returns me the same > > message i.e. iptables: No chain/target/match by that name > > > > So it also give the same message with POSTROUTING. > > You need a "-t nat" in there, to tell it the rule is going into the nat table > of the PREROUTING chain, not the filter table (which is the default, but does > not exist in PREROUTING). > > Regards, > > Antony. > > -- > People who use Microsoft software should be certified. > > Please reply to the list; > please don't CC me. >
