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From: Arnt Karlsen <arnt@c2i.net>
Subject: Re: Port forwarding doesn't work.
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 21:11:36 +0200
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On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 09:06:29 -0400 (EDT), 
"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@mindspring.com> wrote in message 
<Pine.LNX.4.44.0310130905370.17437-100000@localhost.localdomain>:

> On Mon, 13 Oct 2003, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 18:40:27 -0600, 
> > Herman <Herman@AerospaceSoftware.com> wrote in message 
> > <200310121840.27031.Herman@AerospaceSoftware.com>:
> > 
> > > The real problem that I'm trying to solve is this:
> > > Several hosts need to acces a gov service that uses Java and a
> > > certain port.  
> > 
> > ..if these hosts are initiating this connection from your end, 
> > " -j ESTABLISHED,RELATED" should do it, instead of you 
> > running around chasing your tail. 
> 
> i suspect you really meant -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED.

..you suspect correctly.  ;-)  Above match -j ACCEPT , to complete what
I meant to say.


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