----- Original Message ----- From: "Taylor, Grant" <gtaylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Monday, May 9, 2005 11:37 am Subject: Re: mails not going thru' > > The server for which this iptables is being > > written. > > > > Client connected to the Mandrake 10.1 server. > > With eth0 as WAN and eth1 as LAN. > > > > I am not running any mail server. > > client send/recieve thru' firewall > > based iptables that is being discussed. > > If you are trying to configure your email clients on your local LAN > to send email out via the internal IP address of your firewall > (that is not running any email it's self) via redirecting inbound > TCP connections to port 25 / 587 to a mail server somewhere on the > internet? If that is the case you will need to set up a DNAT rule > that points to the mail server that you want to send email with. > > Other than that I can't see any thing that would be preventing your > email from functioning. > > > > Grant. . . . > > Well my server in on Mandrake10.1 with eth0 as WAN with static IP eth1 as LAN 192.168.0.xxx. Clients connect to eth1 of the server. I hope this help Varun