I didn't see the rest of the thread but ... did you make sure you had set
the forwarding by writing a '1' to /etc/net/.../ip_forward ?

Rudolf



[Snip]pets of what Marco Paglioni
<nospam@netapps.it> wrote:
: the problem is that the router seems to not route from the x.x.x.186 to the
: x.x.x.187 (external and interal port)

: and i'm not able to ping none of the two either


:> if I was you, I would assign private IPs to the Linux boxes. Then do a
:> redirect.
:> For example, Linux box one has pubic IP 1.2.3.4 and the private IP
:> 192.168.1.1 that you assigned to the box. Then do a destination NAT on the
:> Linux router:
:> iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -d 1.2.3.4 -i interface_external -j DNAT
:> --to-destination 192.168.1.1
:>
:> Alex



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* your desk/cubicle is better decorated than your apartment.
* you have ever brought a scholarly article to a bar.
* everything reminds you of something in your discipline.
* you have ever discussed academic matters at a sporting event.
* you have ever spent more than $50 on photocopying while researching a
single paper.
* you can tell the time of day by looking at the traffic flow at the library.
* you look forward to summers because you're more productive without the
distraction of classes.
* you regard ibuprofen as a vitamin.
* professors don't really care when you turn in work anymore.
* you find the bibliographies of books more interesting than the actual text.
* you have given up trying to keep your books organized and are now just
trying to keep them all in the same general area.
* you have accepted guilt as an inherent feature of relaxation.
* you find yourself explaining to children that you are in "20th grade".
* you frequently wonder how long you can live on pasta without getting scurvy.
* you look forward to taking some time off to do laundry.