you dont need iptables, you need policy routing

check iproute2

ip rule add (your specific stuff) table XXX
ip route add default via interface table XXX


2014/1/21 John Clark <[email protected]>:
> I've been looking at various configurations of iptables, and I don't have a 
> clear idea on how to do the following:
>
> I have an application that sends UDP packets, and I would force the out bound 
> packets to be sent via a specific interface.
>
> For example, I have a satellite link for the out going packets, but a ground 
> link for the return packets.
>
> I have a program which works with a single link, and I'd like to have that 
> program unaware that the stream is being split in the kernel.
>
> I have seen mention of a 'tee' feature for iptable filtering, but that's not 
> quite what I want… since there is no need to duplicate the stream and send it 
> two different ways.
>
> The problem I have is thinking about such things as how 'arp' works, and that 
> if the satellite link sends an 'arp request', that interface will expect an 
> 'arp-response', but that will be returned via the ground link path…
>
> Somewhere in my memory, I recall this sort of setup for remote locations that 
> had a satellite down link, and a slow modem access for 'up link'.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> John Clark.
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