[ILUG] Dynamically changing destination ip address using iptables - IMP

[Paul Jakma]

On Wed, 31 Aug 2005, kavitha wrote:

> Hi,
>
> pages of code. Basically, I want to know if there is a way to 
> dynamically configure the destination ipaddress that a packet is 
> being routed to by mapping certain other bits of the same packet 
> coming in.

Yes there is a way, write a netfilter module to do this.

> It would really help if someoen can provide some information in 
> this regard. Any pointers too would really be useful.I looked at 
> the man pages and searched the internet but was not able to come 
> across any rela examples where such a thing may have been used.

Try:

 	http://www.netfilter.org/documentation/

in particular the 'netfilter hacking' howto.

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regards,
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