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rinetd redirects TCP connections from one IP address and port to another.
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rinetd is a single-process server which handles any number of connections to
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the address/port pairs specified in the file /etc/rinetd.conf. Since rinetd
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runs as a single process using nonblocking I/O, it is able to redirect a
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large number of connections without a severe impact on the machine. This
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makes it practical to run TCP services on machines inside an IP masquerading
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firewall. rinetd does not redirect FTP, because FTP requires more than one
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socket.
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rinetd also supports basic allow/deny access control and logging.
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-- Alex Perel <veers@disturbed.net>
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