Simple port forwarding using iptables

In case someone else is looking for a way that actually works. Though @HorsePunchKid is right in his suggestion, I've found this walkthrough that fills in the missing steps: http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-redirecting-network-traffic-to-a-new-ip-using-iptables/ In essence: Enable IP Forwarding: sysctl net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 Add your forwarding rule: iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -d 10.0.0.132 --dport 29418 -j DNAT --to-destination 10.0.0.133: 29418 Ask IPtables to Masquerade: iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -j MASQUERADE And that's it! It worked for me in any case :)