Bug#288787: IPTables does not work with kernel 2.6.8

[Horms <horms@debian.org>]

On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 11:46:45PM +0100, Frederik Schueler wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 08:27:19PM +0100, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 06:52:26PM +0100, Kurt Huwig wrote:
> > > Package: kernel-image-2.6.8-9-amd64-k8
> > > Version: 2.6.8-8
> > > 
> > > Fresh installation of Sarge with all updates from today:
> > 
> > iptables doesn't work when you're running 32bit userland on 64bit
> > kernel, and it's not fixable either.  Run an i386 kernel and everything
> > will be fine.
> 
> Or use a 64bit iptables package, wich does not offcially exist in 
> Debian yet. 
> 
> This is indeed an odd problem, and I dont think there will be a 32bit 
> interface for iptables in the near future like it exists for alsa
> for example. 
> 
> Maybe this bug should be reassigned as a wishlist against iptables 
> requesting a 64bit package for i386, or closed at all since this is 
> not a kernel bug, but the effect of missing support on the userland 
> side.
> 
> Any suggestions?

I like the wishlist + iptables option.
The maintainer of that package can decide what to do.



-- 
Horms