what is the best way for use the virtual IP on a firewall whit ipfilter / iptables ? Ed Haggerty suggest this procedure: ED:> Do not use the virtual address. Use the REAL address. ED:> Steps: ED:> 1. create a file that contains the following: ED:> arp -s <IP address u want to support> <MAC of external IF> ED:> route add -host <IP address /32> gw <IP address of internal IF> ED:> repeat the above two line for each IP address u want to support ED:> 2. Ensure that the iptables system will do proxy arp ED:> # Enable proxy arp... to answer for all unused IP address in EXT subnet ED:> if [ -f /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/$EXT_IF/proxy_arp ]; then ED:> echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/$EXT_IF/proxy_arp ED:> fi ED:> 3. Write the iptable rules to define were each $EXT_IP_ADDR ED:> will be sent ED:> for SYS in <ip add1> <ip add2> <ip add3> ED:> do ED:> $IPT -t nat -A PREROUTING -i $EXT_IF -p tcp -d SYS --dport http \ ED:> -j DNAT --to $SPARKY:8081 ED:> done I have test this suggest but dont'work. My IF int is eth0 (192.168.65.83) My IF ext is eth1 (10.1.65.83) My IF dmz is eth2 (10.10.65.83) i have type this command: # ifconfig eth1 eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:01:02:F4:D0:70 inet addr:10.1.65.83 Bcast:10.1.65.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 ...... # arp -s 10.1.65.84 00:01:02:F4:D0:70 # route add -host 10.1.65.84/32 dev eth1 # echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/eth1/proxy_arp # route -n Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 192.168.65.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 10.10.65.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth2 10.1.65.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth1 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo 0.0.0.0 10.1.65.254 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth1 At this point from another machine on network 10.1.65.0/24 test the new IP whit a ping but non work, the IP 10.1.65.84 is unreachable. what's wrong? ThankYou Dario Lesca _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list