On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 3:12 PM, James Stull <rivitir@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > NAT doesn't rewrite that section of a packet. Instead it "saves" the > communication in memory this way your computer thinks it's talking directly > to the server. > > You can kind of think of it like if you sent a letter to a friend: > > |You|<----->[Postal Service]<---->|Friend| > > Neither of you think about the postal service between you and how it works, > instead you only think your talking to each other via your letters. > > Hope this helps. > > --James Great, thanks James for your answer. So, this "saved communication" is saved by NAT or by the conntrack module? I ask this, because I see that on CISCO routers, NAT doesn't behave the same way. If I replace the Linux Router for a Cisco router, configured nating everything that comes out on its external interface, answers come from the router and client just ignore that answer, right? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
