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  • How to forward incoming external packets to local port on 127.0.0.1

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    For security purpose, I am figuring out a way to forward incoming external packets to local port on 127.0.0.1.
    I am trying to achieve this using firewalld.

    I have a service running on 127.0.0.1 9200.

    [root@development services]# netstat -atunp | grep 9200
    tcp6 0 0 127.0.0.1:9200 :::* LISTEN 28609/java

    tcp6 0 0 ::1:9200 :::* LISTEN 28609/java

    I am trying to redirect packets send to tcp/18400 to 127.0.0.1:9200.
    I have defined firewalld in external zone as below. eth0 is 192.168.11.13

    external (active)
    target: default
    icmp-block-inversion: no
    interfaces: eth0
    sources:
    services: ssh
    ports:
    protocols:
    masquerade: yes
    forward-ports: port=18400:proto=tcp:toport=9200:toaddr=127.0.0.1
    sourceports:
    icmp-blocks:
    rich rules:

    Packet seems to come to the server to port 18400 but it is not redirecting to 127.0.0.1:9200.

    [root@development services]# tcpdump -i any -nn port 18400
    tcpdump: verbose output suppressed, use -v or -vv for full protocol decode
    listening on any, link-type LINUX_SLL (Linux cooked), capture size 65535 bytes
    19:35:45.613142 IP 192.168.11.2.56184 > 192.168.11.13.18400: Flags [S], seq 3373563218, win 29200, options [mss 1460,sackOK,TS val 37682409 ecr 0,nop,wscale 7], length 0
    19:35:46.659700 IP 192.168.11.2.56184 > 192.168.11.13.18400: Flags [S], seq 3373563218, win 29200, options [mss 1460,sackOK,TS val 37683456 ecr 0,nop,wscale 7], length 0

    I was able redirect if the service was running on 192.168.11.13:9200.
    Is it possible to redirect to service running on 127.0.0.1 with firewalld?

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