[CentOS] port mapping

Barry Brimer wrote:
> iptables -t nat -I PREROUTING -d <public ip address of server> -p tcp 
> --dport 5555 -j DNAT --to <private IP address of database server>
>

as most firewall rule sets have a default FORWARD rule of 'drop', this 
is also typically necessary...

	$IPTABLES -I FORWARD -i $EXTIF -o $INTIF -p tcp --dport 5555 -j ACCEPT



where $EXTIF and $INTIF are the external and internal interfaces, such 
as eth0 and eth1.