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Subject: Re: kernel 2.6.x and iptables
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 08:38:47 -0500
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To: Muhammad Talha <talha@worldcall.net.pk>, netfilter@lists.netfilter.org

On January 13, 2004 07:11 am, Muhammad Talha wrote:
> i insert modules located at /lib/modules/2.6.1/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter
>
> like
>
> insmod ip_tables.ko
> insmod iptables_filter.ko
>
	AHhhhh ... 
	   Your modutils is out of date.
	   -- insmod ip_tables should have worked.
	     if you had to append the .ko something is wrong .... 

	to make it permanent, ........ I'm a slackware user ... I put things like that in /etc/rc./modules ... which loads modules on startu p .. 
	I don't know the equivalent file on redhat ... 


> and others now iptables works just fine
>
> but i after reboot i have to insert them again
> how to make them permanent ???
>
> Thanks and Regards
>
> Talha
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Muhammad Talha" <talha@worldcall.net.pk>
> To: <netfilter@lists.netfilter.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 4:53 PM
> Subject: Re: kernel 2.6.x and iptables
>
> > >   for both users with the 'failed to initialize' error -- 1) did you
>
> build
>
> > iptables as modules or
> >
> > >  into the kernel?
> >
> > as module
> >
> > -- 2) are you *certain* you disabled ipchains
> >
> > Yes i disable ipchains
> > .
> >
> > > 3) are you *certain* that you built iptables with the correct kernel?
> > >    -- if you change kernels you usually have to rebuilt the iptables
> >
> > code --
> >
> > > export KERNEL_DIR=xxxxx make
> > > where xxxxx is the full path to your appropriate kernel source code.
> >
> > yes i select correct kernel
> >
> > export KERNEL_DIR=/usr/src/linux-2.6.1
> > then
> > make & make install
> >
> > >   this is usually caused after a kernel rebuild by building modules and
> >
> > NOT loading them, especially
> >
> > > if the iptables stuff was built into the kernel in the previous kernel.
> > > -- try
> > > insmod ip_tables
> > >  you might get yet another error ...
> >
> > Yes u r right :(
> >
> > insmod ip_tables
> >
> > Can't open 'ip_tables' : No such file or directory
> >
> > there is no module ip_module i have search the system
> >
> > > Ummm ...anyone know off the top if RedHat puts iptables in as modules
> > > or
> >
> > builds it in?
> >
> > > Alistair