Dear Luggers, I need some help on iptables
----------------- Req ----------------------------- The setup is as shown C l i [192.168.109.40] e---->eth0 eth1--------> SunServer[internet] n [192.168.111.40] listens on 443 t s The clients can connect only to port 80 of the proxy as the software is designed such. ---------what i've done------------------ iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -i eth0 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 80 -j DNAT --to-destination 192.18.128.177:443 iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -p tcp -m tcp --sport 443 -j SNAT --to-source 192.168.111.40 iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth1 -j SNAT --to-source 192.168.109.40 -------- how it works ------------------- There is no daemon listening on port 80 of the proxy. When i telnet to port 80 of the proxy from one of the clients, i get connected but the conection is not persistent. When i press enter the connection is lost. #telnet 192.168.111.40 80 Trying 192.168.111.40... Connected to 192.168.111.40. Escape character is '^]'. ^] telnet> --------------------------------------------- Mail me for any clarifications. bye rgds biju __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

