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From: Philip Craig <philipc@snapgear.com>
Subject: Re: packet filter rules updating
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 15:48:02 +1000
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To: "moniacheli@tiscali.it" <moniacheli@tiscali.it>
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On 06/01/2006 01:56 AM, moniacheli@tiscali.it wrote:
> Is there some iptables options that I have to give to force the rules 
> updating?

No, the problem is that NAT rules are only used for the first packet
in a connection, and the conntrack table entry hasn't timed out.

You can delete the entry using the conntrack tool (requires a recent
kernel and you may need to get the conntrack tool source from svn.)