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iptables --table nat --append POSTROUTING -o ppp0 -j MASQUERADE<br>
 
iptables --table nat --append POSTROUTING -o ppp0 -j MASQUERADE<br>
 
iptables --append FORWARD -i eth0  -j ACCEPT<br>
 
iptables --append FORWARD -i eth0  -j ACCEPT<br>
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[[ '''Forwarding traffic from one port to another machine and port''' ]]<br>
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# iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 1111 -j DNAT --to-destination 2.2.2.2:1111<br>
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and finally, we ask IPtables to masquerade:<br>
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iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -j MASQUERADE <br>

Revision as of 20:51, 19 February 2016

Forwarding must be enabled
root@raspbx:~# cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
0
root@raspbx:~# sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1
root@raspbx:~# cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
1
root@raspbx:~#
Routing and Masquerading
iptables --table nat --append POSTROUTING -o ppp0 -j MASQUERADE
iptables --append FORWARD -i eth0 -j ACCEPT

'''Forwarding traffic from one port to another machine and port'''

  1. iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 1111 -j DNAT --to-destination 2.2.2.2:1111

and finally, we ask IPtables to masquerade:

iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -j MASQUERADE