Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 88308
CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_LOCAL is not set
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:06:52 EST
Description of problem: The kernel-smp-2.4.18-e.25 does not have the following kernel configuration item set: CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_LOCAL. In the latest update kernel for Red Hat 7.3 (this is the only one I have looked at) this option is set to =m, on RedHat 2.1AS for ia64 this option is not set. This affects the usage of iptables for NAT to the OUTPUT chain. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-smp-2.4.18-e.25 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. On a kernel with # CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_LOCAL is not set do this command: 2. /sbin/iptables -t nat -A OUTPUT --dst 1.2.3.4 -p tcp --dport 993 -j DNAT -- to-destination 127.0.0.1:12345 The result is: iptables: Invalid argument. 3. On a kernel with CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_LOCAL=m do the same command. 4. this works. Additional info: I have a support contract for RHAS 2.1 on ia64 with Hewlett-Packard also. The Hewlett-Pakcard Response center, my customers, and I figured out the solution to the problem. I would like to see this integrated into the official Red Hat kernel so I can still utalize this support contract if necessary.
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