Re: ipchains: cannot open file `/proc/net/ip_fwnames' (was: Re: "No such file or directory" - huh?!)
On 22 Jul 2001, Bob Nielsen wrote:
> 2.0.x kernels do not use ipchains, but use ipfwadm instead.
Aha! Wonderful, thanks. Yes, I just read the Firewall HOWTO which says:
The bilt in Linux firewall have changed several times. If you are
using an old Linux kernel (1.0.x or older) geta new copy. These older
used ipfwadm from http://www.xos.nl/linux/ipfwadm/ and is no longer
supported.
The last sentence of which I read as meaning kernels 1.0.x and earlier
used ipfwadm, and anything later uses ipchains, but it goes on to say:
If you are using 2.2.13 or newer you will be using ipchaining as
developed by http://www.rustcorp.com/linux/ipchains/
which does indeed suggest I should not be using ipchains. Quite why I have
the ipchains stuff installed, however, is a mystery.
> Upgrading
> is definitely in order, however.
Its on the list. Generally I don't like to upgrade unless there is a
compelling reason to (one reason to use Linux is to escape the "bigger!
better! faster!" M$ mentality, at least for me). However to upgrade over
the 'net I first need a firewall... Will look more closely at ipfwadm this
evening, thanks Bob and everyone else who responded.
--
Gary
Debian 2.1r4 (kernel v2.0.39); XFree86 3.3.6
Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason
why so few engage in it. (Henry Ford)
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