manpage updates by Herve Eychenne
diff --git a/iptables.8 b/iptables.8
index 675f2cd..083c469 100644
--- a/iptables.8
+++ b/iptables.8
@@ -25,23 +25,23 @@
.SH NAME
iptables \- administration tool for IPv4 packet filtering and NAT
.SH SYNOPSIS
-.BR "iptables -[ADC] " "chain rule-specification [options]"
+.BR "iptables [-t table] -[ADC] " "chain rule-specification [options]"
.br
-.BR "iptables -I " "chain [rulenum] rule-specification [options]"
+.BR "iptables [-t table] -I " "chain [rulenum] rule-specification [options]"
.br
-.BR "iptables -R " "chain rulenum rule-specification [options]"
+.BR "iptables [-t table] -R " "chain rulenum rule-specification [options]"
.br
-.BR "iptables -D " "chain rulenum [options]"
+.BR "iptables [-t table] -D " "chain rulenum [options]"
.br
-.BR "iptables -[LFZ] " "[chain] [options]"
+.BR "iptables [-t table] -[LFZ] " "[chain] [options]"
.br
-.BR "iptables -N " "chain"
+.BR "iptables [-t table] -N " "chain"
.br
-.BR "iptables -X " "[chain]"
+.BR "iptables [-t table] -X " "[chain]"
.br
-.BR "iptables -P " "chain target [options]"
+.BR "iptables [-t table] -P " "chain target [options]"
.br
-.BR "iptables -E " "old-chain-name new-chain-name"
+.BR "iptables [-t table] -E " "old-chain-name new-chain-name"
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B Iptables
is used to set up, maintain, and inspect the tables of IP packet
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
is matched, the target specified by the chain policy determines the
fate of the packet.
.SH TABLES
-There are current three independent tables (which tables are present
+There are currently three independent tables (which tables are present
at any time depends on the kernel configuration options and which
modules are present).
.TP
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@
The tables are as follows:
.TP
.B "filter"
-This is the default table. It contains the built-in chains
+This is the default table (if no -t option is passed). It contains
+the built-in chains
.B INPUT
(for packets coming into the box itself),
.B FORWARD
@@ -595,7 +596,7 @@
.IR syslogd (8)).
This is a "non-terminating target", i.e. rule traversal continues at
the next rule. So if you want to LOG the packets you refuse, use two
-separate rules with the same matching criterias, first using target LOG
+separate rules with the same matching criteria, first using target LOG
then DROP (or REJECT).
.TP
.BI "--log-level " "level"
@@ -683,7 +684,8 @@
.B POSTROUTING
chain. It specifies that the source address of the packet should be
modified (and all future packets in this connection will also be
-mangled), and rules should cease being examined. It takes one option:
+mangled), and rules should cease being examined. It takes one type
+of option:
.TP
.BR "--to-source " "\fIipaddr\fP[-\fIipaddr\fP][:\fIport\fP-\fIport\fP]"
which can specify a single new source IP address, an inclusive range
@@ -696,6 +698,11 @@
mapped to other ports below 512: those between 512 and 1023 inclusive
will be mapped to ports below 1024, and other ports will be mapped to
1024 or above. Where possible, no port alteration will occur.
+.TP
+You can add several --to-source options. If you specify more
+than one source address, either via an address range or multiple
+--to-source options, a simple round-robin (one after another in
+cycle) takes place between these adresses.
.SS DNAT
This target is only valid in the
.B nat
@@ -707,7 +714,7 @@
chains. It specifies that the destination address of the packet
should be modified (and all future packets in this connection will
also be mangled), and rules should cease being examined. It takes one
-option:
+type of option:
.TP
.BR "--to-destination " "\fIipaddr\fP[-\fIipaddr\fP][:\fIport\fP-\fIport\fP]"
which can specify a single new destination IP address, an inclusive
@@ -718,6 +725,11 @@
.BR "-p udp" ).
If no port range is specified, then the destination port will never be
modified.
+.TP
+You can add several --to-destination options. If you specify more
+than one destination address, either via an address range or multiple
+--to-destination options, a simple round-robin (one after another in
+cycle) load balancing takes place between these adresses.
.SS MASQUERADE
This target is only valid in the
.B nat
@@ -827,6 +839,7 @@
other errors cause an exit code of 1.
.SH BUGS
Bugs? What's this? ;-)
+Well... the counters are not reliable on sparc64.
.SH COMPATIBILITY WITH IPCHAINS
This
.B iptables