RE: IPTABLES

["Howland, Curtis" <howlandc@kvh.co.jp>]

Please flame me if I have this backwards, but I believe ip_tables only works under 2.2.x and earlier kernels, and the 2.4.x kernel introduced ip_chains and is incompatible with ip_tables.

You have to use the right one, even thought the package/module for both shows up (at least in Woody) and loads, but if you're using the 2.4 kernel the earlier stuff just "fails" like you're describing.

http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Firewall-HOWTO-8.html

Curt-

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Craigsc [mailto:craigsc@zdata.co.za]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 16:09
> To: Debian-Security
> Subject: IPTABLES
> 
> 
> Hi Fellows
> 
> I am having a problem with getting iptables working with
> kernel 2.4.12. Getting the following error message:
> 
> Can't locate module ip_tables iptables v1.2.4: can't 
> initialize iptables
> table
> `nat': Table does not exist (do you need to insmod?)
> 
> Perhaps I'm missing a module ?>
> 
> Any help would be appreciated :)
> 
> Kind regards
> Craig
> 
> 
> 
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