some addresses won't route

/dev/rob0 rob0 at gmx.co.uk
Tue Sep 20 16:06:27 CEST 2005


On Monday 19 September 2005 19:38, iptables-user wrote:
> Thanks /dev/rob0!!!  I laughed so hard I felt like *I* was full of
> grog. (I'm part of a small circle of friends who talk like a pirate
> on a regular basis. P)

That's a good idea! I get rusty waiting for just one day a year. Brings 
to mind another holiday which should really be more than just one day: 
April Fools' Day.

Alas, me hook an' pegleg an' eyepatch an' cutlass are all stowed away.

> Everything now works without delay.  Apparently specifying the output
> interface in a FORWARD chain is not enough.  By modifying the rule to
> include -i AND -o things go where they're supposed to.  Everything

I wondered about this. I usually just do this by -i interface, and the 
return is covered by the RELATED,ESTABLISHED rule. But I thought your 
way should have worked too.
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