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+This target is only valid in the
+.B nat
+table, in the
+.B PREROUTING
+and
+.B OUTPUT
+chains, and user-defined chains which are only called from those
+chains.  It redirects the packet to the machine itself by changing the
+destination IP to the primary address of the incoming interface
+(locally-generated packets are mapped to the 127.0.0.1 address).
+.TP
+\fB--to-ports\fP \fIport\fP[\fB-\fP\fIport\fP]
+This specifies a destination port or range of ports to use: without
+this, the destination port is never altered.  This is only valid
+if the rule also specifies
+.B "-p tcp"
+or
+.BR "-p udp" .
+.TP
+.BR "--random"
+If option
+.B "--random"
+is used then port mapping will be randomized (kernel >= 2.6.22).
+.RS
+.PP