Maybe this will help. http://home1.gte.net/res0psau/security/nat-on-linux.html -- kelly http://home1.gte.net/res0psau/index.html#Hang-Gliding-Stuff -- -- \ / \/ /\ / \ -- -- Quoting Rob Sterenborg <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > I just buy my first 16 static ip pack and I am wondering what can I do > to assign these ips to some workstation that I have. > Something like this > > ========= > = = > = Lan = == Linux Box === Modem/router === Internet >>> = > = ========= > > Lets say I have local ips like 10.0.0.0/24 and "real" static ips like > 195.170.2.1 , 195.170.2.2 and so on.... > And I want for every local ip to assing a static one. You might want to use the NETMAP target for this : http://www.netfilter.org/patch-o-matic/pom-base.html#pom-base-NETMAP (Yes : if you don't have this module already, you have to patch and compile your own kernel and iptables.) > In a few words I want every single workstation to have its > own static ip.. > A friend of mine told to that I have to use POSTROUTING and PREROUTING > and here is that I confused... > Anyone can help me / tell me what exactly have to do to make > this work ? There is an example in the above url. But, if you are confused by this then I think you also want to read up in Oskars tutorial... http://iptables-tutorial.frozentux.net/iptables-tutorial.html Gr, Rob