--- Ted Gervais <ve1drg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I am new to this list and to iptables generally. > > I have a line I am trying to translate into a > current iptables line that > will work in my firewall. > > ' DNAT net loc:192.168.0.147 udp 5198,5199 ' > > If anyone could venture a thought as to how that > might be translated into > a current iptables statement I would really > appreicate it. > > I have tried - iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -i eth0 > -d 192.168.0.1 -p tcp > --dport 5198:5199 -j DNAT --to 192.168.0.147 > > That doesn't appear to work so obviously I have not > interpreted that line > correctly.. > I experienced a similar problem with a rule like iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -d 200.65.184.223 -j DNAT --to 192.168.0.10 and it does not work until I put the rule at the begining changing the -A to -I I do not know exactly why this work but it works. I guess that the the rules of redirecting should comes before any other rule. Hope this help. ===== -- Sergio Basurto J. If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. (Isaac Newton) -- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250