Re: iptables: can't set any ip address in rules

[Sascha Reissner <sascha.reissner@toxicnet.de>]

Please add a protocol to your rules (-p TCP or -p UDP) and it will work.

Regards,
Sascha

Salim wrote:
> this issue has been solved. seems like 'unsigned long long' doesn't work on
> my system. changed 'strtoull' to 'strtoul'. Now it looks okay.
> thanks for all who have spent time on my question.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Salim" <salim.si@askey.com.tw>
> To: <netfilter@lists.netfilter.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 2:01 PM
> Subject: iptables: can't set any ip address in rules
> 
> 
> Hello all,
>     I am not able to set any rule that contsin ip address in the iptables.
> For example I give this command
> 
> 
>>iptables -t -A PREROUTING -d 1.1.1.1 -j DNAT --to-destination 2.2.2.2
> 
> 
> then, I issue the command >iptables -t nat -L.
> 
> the result is
> 
> Chain POSTROUTING (policy ACCEPT)
> target           DNAT
> prot              all
> opt                --
> source          anywhere
> destination    0.0.0.0   to:0.0.0.0
> 
> 
> I gave the command with verbose
> 
>>iptables -v -t -A PREROUTING -d 1.1.1.1 -j DNAT --to-destination 2.2.2.2
> 
> 
> it showed
> DNAT all opt -- in * out * 0.0.0.0/0 -> 0.0.0.0 to:0.0.0.0
> 
> 
> for any command which has an ipaddress, the ip address always is always
> takes as 0.0.0.0
> 
> I am using Redhat Linux 2.4.25
> iptables v1.3.3
> MIPS embedded system.
> 
> I am confused. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
> 
> regards
> Salim
> 
> 
>