>I am using 2.6.19.2. > >An intermediate tcp proxy method doesn't sound so nice, since iptables is >way more flexible to me :-/ In fact, using such a proxy doubles the amount of packets transferred. What you should have better done: use DNS instead of fixed IP addresses. That way you could have had mysql IN A 127.0.0.1 before, and now change it noproblem to mysql IN A 192.168.123.45 But you have not, so better deal with it ;-) -`J' --