Re: [PATCH] iptables manpage: Update SNAT target

[Mart Frauenlob <mart.frauenlob@chello.at>]

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On 10.04.2013 18:32, netfilter-devel-owner@vger.kernel.org wrote:
> Hello,
>
> this patch renames libipt_SNAT.man to libxt_SNAT.man thus informing
> about the IPv6 version.
> Also the list of valid protocols for port mapping is updated to:
> tcp, udp, dccp and sctp.

I'm very sorry, I messed up the author lines, resending.


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>From 8136feb4b69ac27cb50d8f1db95bf2d03e9ba8a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mart Frauenlob <mart.frauenlob@chello.at>
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:44:49 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] manpage: Rename libipt_SNAT.man to libxt_SNAT.man.
 Update list of protocols valid for port mapping.

---
 extensions/libipt_SNAT.man |   37 -------------------------------------
 extensions/libxt_SNAT.man  |   34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 extensions/libipt_SNAT.man
 create mode 100644 extensions/libxt_SNAT.man

diff --git a/extensions/libipt_SNAT.man b/extensions/libipt_SNAT.man
deleted file mode 100644
index 626b592..0000000
--- a/extensions/libipt_SNAT.man
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-This target is only valid in the
-.B nat
-table, in the
-.B POSTROUTING
-chain.  It specifies that the source address of the packet should be
-modified (and all future packets in this connection will also be
-mangled), and rules should cease being examined.  It takes one type
-of option:
-.TP
-\fB\-\-to\-source\fP [\fIipaddr\fP[\fB\-\fP\fIipaddr\fP]][\fB:\fP\fIport\fP[\fB\-\fP\fIport\fP]]
-which can specify a single new source IP address, an inclusive range
-of IP addresses, and optionally, a port range (which is only valid if
-the rule also specifies
-\fB\-p tcp\fP
-or
-\fB\-p udp\fP).
-If no port range is specified, then source ports below 512 will be
-mapped to other ports below 512: those between 512 and 1023 inclusive
-will be mapped to ports below 1024, and other ports will be mapped to
-1024 or above. Where possible, no port alteration will occur.
-
-In Kernels up to 2.6.10, you can add several \-\-to\-source options. For those
-kernels, if you specify more than one source address, either via an address
-range or multiple \-\-to\-source options, a simple round-robin (one after another
-in cycle) takes place between these addresses.
-Later Kernels (>= 2.6.11-rc1) don't have the ability to NAT to multiple ranges
-anymore.
-.TP
-\fB\-\-random\fP
-If option
-\fB\-\-random\fP
-is used then port mapping will be randomized (kernel >= 2.6.21).
-.TP
-\fB\-\-persistent\fP
-Gives a client the same source-/destination-address for each connection.
-This supersedes the SAME target. Support for persistent mappings is available
-from 2.6.29-rc2.
diff --git a/extensions/libxt_SNAT.man b/extensions/libxt_SNAT.man
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1e6f0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/libxt_SNAT.man
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+This target is only valid in the
+.B nat
+table, in the
+.B POSTROUTING
+chain.  It specifies that the source address of the packet should be
+modified (and all future packets in this connection will also be
+mangled), and rules should cease being examined.  It takes the
+following options:
+.TP
+\fB\-\-to\-source\fP [\fIipaddr\fP[\fB\-\fP\fIipaddr\fP]][\fB:\fP\fIport\fP[\fB\-\fP\fIport\fP]]
+which can specify a single new source IP address, an inclusive range
+of IP addresses. Optionally a port range,
+if the rule also specifies one of the following protocols:
+\fBtcp\fP, \fBudp\fP, \fBdccp\fP or \fBsctp\fP.
+If no port range is specified, then source ports below 512 will be
+mapped to other ports below 512: those between 512 and 1023 inclusive
+will be mapped to ports below 1024, and other ports will be mapped to
+1024 or above. Where possible, no port alteration will occur.
+In Kernels up to 2.6.10, you can add several \-\-to\-source options. For those
+kernels, if you specify more than one source address, either via an address
+range or multiple \-\-to\-source options, a simple round-robin (one after another
+in cycle) takes place between these addresses.
+Later Kernels (>= 2.6.11-rc1) don't have the ability to NAT to multiple ranges
+anymore.
+.TP
+\fB\-\-random\fP
+If option
+\fB\-\-random\fP
+is used then port mapping will be randomized (kernel >= 2.6.21).
+.TP
+\fB\-\-persistent\fP
+Gives a client the same source-/destination-address for each connection.
+This supersedes the SAME target. Support for persistent mappings is available
+from 2.6.29-rc2.
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