From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Georgi Alexandrov <tehlists@hotpop.com>
Subject: Re: How multiple PCs on private LAN possible if incoming is DNAT'd
 to *same* server *always*?
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 15:41:12 +0200
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seberino@spawar.navy.mil wrote:

>>>Doesn't EVERY incoming packet go through PREROUTING?? And hence,
>>>the rule above will be applied to ALL incoming packets right?!?
>>>      
>>>
>>your statement is true for -t mangle PREROUTING, -t nat is not traversed
>>by every packet, no.
>>    
>>
>
>Whoa! I didn't know that there is a PREROUTING for //both//
>mangle and nat tables!!!
>
>So mangle PREROUTING for all packets and net PREROUTING only for
>NEW state packets.  Beautiful!!! Now I get it!!!
>
>Thanks again for the help!
>
>Chris
>
>
>  
>
Take a look at this:
http://iptables-tutorial.frozentux.net/iptables-tutorial.html#TRAVERSINGOFTABLES


Georgi Alexandrov