FTP and connection tracking

["Hans Jorgensen" <jorgensenhans@hotmail.com>]

Dear list

I am currently developing an application which is using DNAT and 
masquerading. First an incoming packet is DNAT'ed to have as specific dest. 
ip. The it is masquerading when it is leaving the decided interface.

This works fine, but when I use FTP, the following shows up in the kernel 
log:

<4>ip_conntrack_in: related packet for c3a22310
<4>nat_expected: We have a connection!
<4>nat_expected: PASV cmd. 192.168.1.254->192.168.4.1
<4>nat_expected: IP to 192.168.4.1
<4>Found best for tuple c3d69db8: 6 10.0.0.8:1026 -> 192.168.4.1:11697
<4>nat_expected: We have a connection!
<4>nat_expected: PASV cmd. 192.168.1.254->192.168.4.1
<4>nat_expected: IP to 192.168.1.254
<4>Found best for tuple c3d69cf0: 6 192.168.1.254:1026 -> 192.168.4.1:11697
<4>Altering reply tuple of c3a22310 to tuple c3d69cd0: 6 192.168.4.1:11697 
-> 192.168.1.254:1026
<4>Mangling c3ad4140: SRC to 192.168.1.254 1026
<4>Confirming conntrack c3a22310

My question is:
Why does: "We have a connection!" and the following lines show up two times? 
Is the connection data traversing the same chain twice?

Does anybody know where I can find more information on how the code in 
connection tracking and NAT works?

Thanks in advance.

/Hans


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