RE: IPTABLES
Oh bloody hell, I thought it might be. Trouble is, every time I look for it I can't find it one way or the other. This time I'm going to write it down.....
Curt-
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jussi Tawaststjerna [mailto:jussi.tawaststjerna@jippiigroup.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 16:16
> To: Howland, Curtis
> Cc: craigsc@zdata.co.za; Debian-Security
> Subject: RE: IPTABLES
>
>
> Just the other way around, 2.2.x == ipchains, 2.4.x == iptables.
>
> Craig, just look at your kernel, and make sure every
> netfilter/iptables
> module is compiled/listed, and then look at your
> /lib/modules/2.4.12/ and
> make sure everything modprobes or insmods (if they haven't already) ..
>
> On Wed, 9 Jan 2002, Howland, Curtis wrote:
>
> > 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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> Jussi Tawaststjerna
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