CentOS - Apr 2008 - TCP/IP Port Relay

What is the best way to temporarily setup a port relay.  I'm trying to
diagnose a problem with Cisco's latest VPN client and need to determine
if the problem is port number related.

e.g.  VPN client---------23-(Linux box to relay port)-------xx-(Telnet
server)

(Keep in mind this is temporary and for debugging purposes)

Thanks,


Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.
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hmm, if I understood you correctly, then this should work just fine (on 
linux firewall):

/sbin/iptables -t nat -I PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 23 -j DNAT \
--to telnetserverip:port-number
/sbin/iptables -I FORWARD -i external_interface -o internal_interface \ 
-p tcp -d telnetserverip --dport portnumberontelnetserver -j ACCEPT

after a reboot or firewall service restart it's gone again.

-vahur

Frank M. Ramaekers wrote:
> What is the best way to temporarily setup a port relay.  I'm trying to
> diagnose a problem with Cisco's latest VPN client and need to determine
> if the problem is port number related.
> 
> e.g.  VPN client---------23-(Linux box to relay port)-------xx-(Telnet
> server)
> 
> (Keep in mind this is temporary and for debugging purposes)
>