Question : SuSE Firewall - FW_REDIRECT

NOTE: This may seem like a DB question at first but eventually boils down to a networking question.

I am running a MySQL server on a SuSE 10.1 server. I would like to be able to connect to the same server instance using 2 different ports: 3306 (standard) and 3307. I added an entry into FW_REDIRECT as follows: 0/0,192.168.168.XXX,tcp,3307,3306 This works and allows me to connect to the MySQL server using port 3307 from all computers in my network EXCEPT for the computer running the MySQL server, 192.168.168.XXX. I need this rule or this rule and others to work for 192.168.168.XXX also.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Phil

Answer : SuSE Firewall - FW_REDIRECT

> Am I correct in assuming that the SuSE firewall is just a front end GUI for iptables firewall
Probably yes. To be sure, execute commands:
iptables -L -t nat
iptables -L -t filter
after you have configured port forwarding via the GUI and copy paste here.

Why probably? Because iptables not the only firewall in Linux, also it may be ipfilter.
Anyway after disabling all rules you have configured in GUI and running these two commands you should have working redirection.

> Do the rules you provided still apply?
Yes, I've tested them before posting. My PC is also not a router.