MY NETWORK SETUP IS ...... 192.168.1.0/24 -->>-- 192.168.1.64-(eth1)-----router------(eth0)-192.168.5.55---((--192.168.5.0/24 ---------------------- WHEN I TRY TO DO DNAT ? I AM UNABLES TO IT ....... http server is running properly at 192.168.5.50 , and listening at port 80, and there are no firewall rules in machine 192.168.5.50, and policies are ACCEPT. ------------------------ IP-forwarding is enabled on ROUTER machine. RULES IN MY ROUTER ARE AS FOLLOWS ...... # Generated by iptables-save v1.2.8 on Sun May 2 15:26:18 2004 *nat :PREROUTING ACCEPT [1543:280620] :POSTROUTING ACCEPT [116:27287] :OUTPUT ACCEPT [19:1310] -A PREROUTING -d 192.168.1.64 -i eth1 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 80 -j LOG --log-prefix "http-req-at-prerout" -A PREROUTING -d 192.168.1.64 -i eth1 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 80 -j DNAT --to-destination 192.168.5.50 COMMIT # Completed on Sun May 2 15:26:18 2004 # Generated by iptables-save v1.2.8 on Sun May 2 15:26:18 2004 *filter :INPUT ACCEPT [12830:1222977] :FORWARD ACCEPT [5058:1326927] :OUTPUT ACCEPT [3815:292159] -A FORWARD -d 192.168.5.50 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 80 -j LOG --log-prefix "going to 5.50..:" -A FORWARD -s 192.168.5.50 -p tcp -j LOG --log-prefix "coming from 5.50..:" COMMIT # Completed on Sun May 2 15:26:18 2004 ------------------------------ >From 192.168.1.252 if i try to access http://192.168.1.64 then i get these messages in my router .. MESSAGES IN /VAR/LOG/MESSAGES ARE AS FOLLOWS.... May 2 15:25:02 fw kernel: http-req-at-preroutIN=eth1 OUT= MAC=00:05:5d:4b:6c:22:00:07:95:d2:0f:3f:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.252 DST=192.168.1.64 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=37467 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=32935 DPT=80 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 May 2 15:25:02 fw kernel: going to 5.50..:IN=eth1 OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.1.252 DST=192.168.5.50 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=63 ID=37467 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=32935 DPT=80 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 May 2 15:25:05 fw kernel: going to 5.50..:IN=eth1 OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.1.252 DST=192.168.5.50 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=63 ID=37468 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=32935 DPT=80 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 May 2 15:25:11 fw kernel: going to 5.50..:IN=eth1 OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.1.252 DST=192.168.5.50 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=63 ID=37469 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=32935 DPT=80 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 May 2 15:25:23 fw kernel: going to 5.50..:IN=eth1 OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.1.252 DST=192.168.5.50 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=63 ID=37470 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=32935 DPT=80 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 May 2 15:25:47 fw kernel: going to 5.50..:IN=eth1 OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.1.252 DST=192.168.5.50 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=63 ID=37471 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=32935 DPT=80 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 May 2 15:26:35 fw kernel: going to 5.50..:IN=eth1 OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.1.252 DST=192.168.5.50 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=63 ID=37472 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=32935 DPT=80 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 I am new to iptables , please help me solve this problem. Thanks in advance, regards, Rohit __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover