On Fri, 01 Mar 2002 07:15:28 -0600
Ted Fines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If I have a rule in the nat table, PREROUTING chain, which directs the
> packet to DNAT (eg -j DNAT --to 1.2.3.4), what happens to the packet
> next? What ruleset is the packet next compared against?

The OUTPUT chain in the nat table may be somewhere in here, but I don't
know where. Otherwise:

nat/PREROUTING -> filter/(INPUT or FORWARD) -> nat/POSTROUTING
                            |
                            \--> Only if 1.2.3.4 is the NAT box

The OUTPUT chain in the filter table is only used for locally-generated
packets, IIRC.

Anybody care to confirm what I've said? Thanks :)

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