>>>>> "Rodney" == Rodney Green <rgreen@trayerproducts.com> writes: >> What kernel version are you using? You need at least a 2.4 kernel >> with iptables enabled. Rodney> I did not first look at the kernel version. I assumed Rodney> incorrectly that I was running a 2.4 kernel. The kernel version Rodney> I have is 2.2.20. I hope it's easier to build and add a new Rodney> kernel on Debian than it is to do the same on Slackware. I had Rodney> loads of probs doing it on slack. Any advice on doing this is Rodney> welcome. There are some pre-built 2.4 kernels in woody. "apt-cache search kernel-image", then "apt-get install" the appropriate package (along with whatever module packages you need), it should re-run LILO for you, then reboot, and you should have the new kernel running. If you want to build your own, look at the kernel-package package. It makes building kernels much easier. You should look through the documentation to find out what it can do, but the general method for building kernels is: 1. un-tar the kernel sources (either d/l'ed from kernel.org, or from the appropriate kernel-source-* package. The only difference between the two should be fairly minor bugfixes in the kernel-source-* package). 2. configure your kernel (make menuconfig or xconfig or whatever you like) 3. run "make-kpkg kernel-image" as root, or under fakeroot (requires the fakeroot package). [hours later...] 4. install (dpkg -i) the .deb file that gets produced (which will run LILO for you, so that you don't forget) 5. reboot There are variations for if you need to apply patches, or compile external modules, etc. all explained in the documentation. -- Hubert Chan <hubert@uhoreg.ca> - http://www.uhoreg.ca/ PGP/GnuPG key: 1024D/124B61FA Fingerprint: 96C5 012F 5F74 A5F7 1FF7 5291 AF29 C719 124B 61FA Key available at wwwkeys.pgp.net. Encrypted e-mail preferred.
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