iptables returns "module is wrong version"

[Kurt Yoder <ktydeb@richard-group.com>]

Hi list

I'm getting an error when running iptables:

root@ns2:~# iptables -L -v
iptables v1.2.11: can't initialize iptables table `filter': Module is
wrong version
Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded.


and yet, iptables module seems to be loaded fine:

root@ns2:~# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
iptable_filter          3840  0 
ip_tables              19712  1 iptable_filter
ipv6                  283624  33 
isofs                  38052  0 
af_packet              25676  2 
eepro100               32396  0 
hw_random               6368  0 
amd74xx                15280  0 
evdev                  11456  0 
ohci_hcd               22212  0 
tg3                    70880  0 
firmware_class         11840  1 tg3
e100                   35264  0 
mii                     6464  2 eepro100,e100
capability              6216  0 
commoncap               9280  1 capability
ide_cd                 42848  0 
ide_core              157248  2 amd74xx,ide_cd
cdrom                  39784  1 ide_cd
rtc                    14928  0 
ext3                  122640  1 
jbd                    65072  1 ext3
mbcache                11016  1 ext3
sd_mod                 22016  3 
3w_xxxx                41380  2 
scsi_mod              132544  2 sd_mod,3w_xxxx
unix                   31968  193 
font                    9600  0 
vesafb                  7408  0 
cfbcopyarea             4608  1 vesafb
cfbimgblt               3776  1 vesafb
cfbfillrect             4800  1 vesafb


I'm running kernel-image-2.6.8-9-amd64-k8-smp (version 2.6.8-8) and
iptables (version 1.2.11-10). Anyone encountered this before and been
able to get around it?
--

Kurt Yoder
The Richard Group
tel: 703-525-7156