[sclug] iptables and port forwarding

[Patrick Kirk]

lug at assursys.co.uk wrote:
> On Fri, 4 Jul 2003, Patrick Kirk wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hi all,
>>
>>I am trying to run emule behind a firewall and finding it a bit of  a 

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> 
> To be fair, I'm not entirely /sure/ how much of that is necessary, but
> that's what I use to do DNAT here.
> 
> Remember to add these rules near the top of each chain definition, otherwise
> earlier rules could drop or reject the packets.
> 
> Let me know how you get on.

Success!

Emule uses swarming and it punishes those who don't share.  So by fixing 
this, my downloads have gone from about 3kB/sec to 55.5 kB/sec.  OF 
course that's balanced by uploads that weren't possible until now 
(uploads run at 15.6 kB/sec now) but its still well worth it.

Thanks.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Alex.

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Best regards,


Patrick Kirk
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