This is a forwarded message From: Oleg Savostyanov <osavostyanov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: Antony Stone <netfilter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Friday, April 9, 2004, 4:25:13 PM Subject: Problem with Port forwarding ===8<==============Original message text=============== Hello Antony, Tuesday, April 6, 2004, 4:44:23 PM, you wrote: AS> On Tuesday 06 April 2004 8:41 am, Oleg Savostyanov wrote: >> Hello Antony, >> Thank you for your answer. >> Now the connection does not logged >> I can see the thirst packet on mail server, >> but it is timed out >> >> telnet X.X.X.X 25 >> Trying X.X.X.X... >> telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection timed out >> >> This is the log from mail server: >> Tue 2004-04-06 10:31:42: [804:52:2] Accepting SMTP connection from [Y.Y.Y.Y >> : 33222] AS> Well, the fact that you see this in your mail log suggests to me that the TCP AS> handshake SYN - SYN/ACK - ACK has been completed, and the connection is now AS> available for data transfer. >> Tue 2004-04-06 10:31:42: [804:52:2] Socket connection closed by the other >> side (how rude!) AS> You're not running TCPwrappers on the mail server or something, are you, and AS> it needs to get a response from the client before maintaining the connection? No >> Tue 2004-04-06 10:31:42: [804:52:2] Winsock Error 10053 Software caused a >> connection abort. >> Tue 2004-04-06 10:31:42: [804:52:2] Unexpected socket closure AS> What do you see in the packet / byte counters from "iptables -L -nvx; iptables AS> -L -t nat -nvx" when you try to make a connection? Do you see packets in AS> the PREROUTING DNAT rule, the FORWARD rule towards the mail server, and the AS> FORWARD rule for the replies? iptables -L -nvx 562 27336 ACCEPT tcp--eth0 eth1 0.0.0.0/0 10.10.10.252 tcp dpt:25 566 27576 ACCEPT tcp--eth0 eth1 0.0.0.0/0 10.10.10.252 tcp dpt:25 iptables -L -t nat -nvx Chain PREROUTING (policy ACCEPT 207941 packets, 25904040 bytes) pkts bytes target prot optin out source destination 185 8964 DNAT tcp--eth0 * 0.0.0.0/0 62.105.158.196 tcp dpt:25 to:10.10.10.252 Chain PREROUTING (policy ACCEPT 207933 packets, 25903472 bytes) pkts bytes target prot optin out source destination 184 8904 DNAT tcp--eth0 * 0.0.0.0/0 62.105.158.196 tcp dpt:25 to:10.10.10.252 AS> Regards, AS> Antony. -- Best regards, Oleg mailto:osavostyanov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx