Dear sir/madam, >i have the following problem -------------------------- >i have 3 system(a,b,c) connected by cross cable.thire connection is a---->b------->c the ip address are system a:eth0::192.168.10.5 and 10.10.10.3 system b:eth0::192.16810.7 and 10.10.10.7 system b:eth1::192.168.18.7 and 10.10.10.5 system c:eth0::192.168.18.5 and 10.10.10.5 mine objective =============== system b and c are shearing global ip(10.10.10.5). server programe(tcp) is running on both system b and c on b port::7500 on c port::5500 objective::system a request to get service from (10.10.10.5).this packet goto system b and b will check the destination ip along with the destination port , if port is 7500 it will accept the packet else b will forward to system c. ============================= i have done ============ >enable ip_forward option in system b. >modify the following files of kernel(system b only) /usr/src/linux2.4.20-8/net/ipv4 ip_input.c route.c ip_output.c ========================== problem faced by me =================== if its udp packet this perfectely works.(system a can recive service from b or c depending on the port) if its tcp packet then the problem a sends syn-packet to b. b checking the ip and port forwards it to c. c sends the ack packet to b but b drops it if i try to bipass the drop stastment by goto then system halts ============================= any type of suggestion are invited Regards kanhu. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subjecthttps://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
