Re: iptables: Protocol wrong type for socket.

[Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com>]

On Mon, 06 Aug 2012 21:10:03 -0500, hvw59601 wrote:

> I guess if this is [OT] I will hear about it :-)

Nah, it's fine to me :-)
 
> Anyway, I installed Firehol on a sid system that runs a kernel that I
> have configured myself.
> 
> However, I get lots of errors when Firehol tries to start, like:
> 
> ...
> ERROR   : # 1.
> WHAT    : A runtime command failed to execute (returned error 1). 
> SOURCE  : line 31 of /etc/firehol/firehol.conf 
> COMMAND : /sbin/iptables -t filter -A in_internet -p tcp -m state --state NEW \! --syn -j pr_internet_nosyn 
> OUTPUT  :
> 
> iptables: Protocol wrong type for socket. ...

I understand the mesage comes from your kernel, I mean, nothing wrong 
in firehol.

> I googled the error and there are lots of hits, but I see no clue as to
> what the message actually means.
> 
> Obviously I have not configured the kernel correctly because with the
> Debian kernels there are no errors.
> 
> But what kernel configuration parameter might be missing/wrong?

Can't tell for the exact parameter/option that controls this but what I 
use to do when have to compile a new kernel is using the current ".config" 
file which comes along with Debian stock kernel to avoid missing/messing
 something.

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón