[netfilter-cvslog] r3795 - trunk/iptables/extensions

[kaber at netfilter.org]

Author: kaber at netfilter.org
Date: 2005-03-15 20:20:14 +0100 (Tue, 15 Mar 2005)
New Revision: 3795

Modified:
   trunk/iptables/extensions/libipt_REDIRECT.man
Log:
[PATCH] improve REDIRECT manpage (Jonas Berlin <xkr47 at outerspace.dyndns.org>)


Modified: trunk/iptables/extensions/libipt_REDIRECT.man
===================================================================
--- trunk/iptables/extensions/libipt_REDIRECT.man	2005-03-15 19:17:59 UTC (rev 3794)
+++ trunk/iptables/extensions/libipt_REDIRECT.man	2005-03-15 19:20:14 UTC (rev 3795)
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 and
 .B OUTPUT
 chains, and user-defined chains which are only called from those
-chains.  It alters the destination IP address to send the packet to
-the machine itself (locally-generated packets are mapped to the
-127.0.0.1 address).  It takes one option:
+chains.  It redirects the packet to the machine itself by changing the
+destination IP to the primary address of the incoming interface
+(locally-generated packets are mapped to the 127.0.0.1 address).  It
+takes one option:
 .TP
 .BR "--to-ports " "\fIport\fP[-\fIport\fP]"
 This specifies a destination port or range of ports to use: without