Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@medozas.de>
Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
If option
\fB\-\-random\fP
is used then port mapping will be randomized (kernel >= 2.6.22).
-.RS
-.PP
+.TP
+\fB\-\-persistent\fP
+Gives a client the same source-/destination-address for each connection.
+This supersedes the SAME target. Support for persistent mappings is available
+from 2.6.29-rc2.
Similar to SNAT/DNAT depending on chain: it takes a range of addresses
(`\-\-to 1.2.3.4\-1.2.3.7') and gives a client the same
source-/destination-address for each connection.
+.PP
+N.B.: The DNAT target's \fB\-\-persistent\fP option replaced the SAME target.
.TP
\fB\-\-to\fP \fIipaddr\fP[\fB\-\fP\fIipaddr\fP]
Addresses to map source to. May be specified more than once for
If option
\fB\-\-random\fP
is used then port mapping will be randomized (kernel >= 2.6.21).
-.RS
-.PP
+.TP
+\fB\-\-persistent\fP
+Gives a client the same source-/destination-address for each connection.
+This supersedes the SAME target. Support for persistent mappings is available
+from 2.6.29-rc2.