iptables problem

CogSci · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2003 5:19 am Post subject: iptables problem

Hi,
after reconfiguring my kernel and activating everything accordig to http://www.shorewall.net/kernel.htm
emerging iptables, I still get
bash-2.05b# echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
bash-2.05b# iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE
modprobe: Can't locate module ip_tables
iptables v1.2.8: can't initialize iptables table `nat': iptables who? (do you need to insmod?)
Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded.
bash-2.05b#

What's wrong here?
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Highlands · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2003 6:50 am Post subject:

are you sure that you have compiled ip_tables as a mdule and not kompiled it in the kernel?
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CogSci · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2003 11:41 pm Post subject:

I'm pretty sure that I compiled it into the kernel, - not as module. Was this wrong?
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mfairchi · Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 6:36 am Post subject:

what do you get from lsmod? Is ip_tables there?
if not try insmod on the actual ip_table.0 file.
-Michael

mfairchi · Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 7:02 am Post subject:

i just reread this post and realizxed lsmod should not show the module, its in the kernel, duh, and that should be fine. But once or twice i have had something (cd burning stuff) only work when it was a module. I always have had my ip_tables stuff as module, but it shouldn't matter.
-michael

CogSci · Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2003 1:21 am Post subject:

Got the solution. Thanks!
I screwed up while compiling my kernel. I forgot make clean.
Now my internet sharing works.

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