On Wednesday 23 June 2004 4:26 pm, Aldo Lagana wrote:
> am i wrong or can you not send traffic to another server simply with
> netfilter/iptables rules? Does not that require iproute2? In other words
> don't all of the rules assume that the NAT addresses are bound to local
> interfaces?
No, you can use any address you like in nat rules (both SNAT and DNAT).
Whether or not it makes sense is another matter (eg: do the packets get routed
back through the machine and get reverse-natted?), however netfilter will
allow you to specify whatever you like.
Regards,
Antony.
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