From 166f20a3665a28e0f5fcedd0914c8e7d41521428 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pablo Neira Ayuso Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 21:34:39 +0100 Subject: doc: document nat table for IPv6 Based on the IPv4 description. Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso --- iptables/ip6tables.8.in | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) (limited to 'iptables') diff --git a/iptables/ip6tables.8.in b/iptables/ip6tables.8.in index 58b7bfc7..24c6f661 100644 --- a/iptables/ip6tables.8.in +++ b/iptables/ip6tables.8.in @@ -106,6 +106,13 @@ the built-in chains \fBINPUT\fP (for packets destined to local sockets), \fBFORWARD\fP (for packets being routed through the box), and \fBOUTPUT\fP (for locally-generated packets). .TP +\fBnat\fP: +This table is consulted when a packet that creates a new +connection is encountered. It consists of three built-ins: \fBPREROUTING\fP +(for altering packets as soon as they come in), \fBOUTPUT\fP +(for altering locally-generated packets before routing), and \fBPOSTROUTING\fP +(for altering packets as they are about to go out). Available since kernel 3.7. +.TP \fBmangle\fP: This table is used for specialized packet alteration. Until kernel 2.4.17 it had two built-in chains: \fBPREROUTING\fP -- cgit v1.2.3