
Metacom MC601 Router
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3.5.6 Firewall source NAT
The rules listed on this page are used for changing the source IP address in the packets. When
traffic is forwarded from the router to a LAN port (i.e. LAN to LAN communication) the response
UDP packet will contain the source IP address of the destination device/PC and not the router. A
rule can be added here that changes this packet’s source address to be the router’s LAN address
where the original request was sent to.
Select
If the checkbox is selected then the buttons below will apply to this rule.
Src IP
Originating network/IP eg. 192.168.2.0/24
Outgoing interface
Interface where the traffic will leave the firewall. It can either be eth0 (LAN1), eth1 (LAN2), ppp0
(GPRS), ppp1 (VPN) or all interfaces.
Dest IP
Destination IP on internal network E.g. 192.168.2.0
Protocol
The protocol to which this rule applies to. i.e. all/tcp/udp
Dest port
Listening port on destination LAN.
New IP
The source IP will be changed to this IP. Normally it is the LAN1 or LAN2 IP address if the packets
are sent between the two interfaces. This IP must be entered.
Active
If checked then this SNAT rule is active.
Save
Save the currently edited SNAT rule.
Edit
Edit the selected SNAT rule.
Delete
Delete the selected SNAT rule.
Reset
Revert back to the last committed SNAT rule set.
Commit
This will commit the rules to persistent storage and this will normally be done when the user is
satisfied with his/her current set of rules. All the above operations only apply to the temporary set
of rules and will be lost if they are not committed.
Restart firewall
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