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nihilo
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 Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2002 6:32 am Post subject: ip_tables module not found |
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I have "Network packet filtering" built into my kernel, but when I try to start IPTables, it complains:
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root@localhost linux # iptables -L
modprobe: Can't locate module ip_tables
iptables v1.2.7a: can't initialize iptables table `filter': iptables who? (do you need to insmod?)
Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded.
root@localhost linux #
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Is there another kernel option that I need to select? I looked through the networking section and didn't anything about iptables, just the 'network packet filtering' which I selected. |
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xpunkrockryanx
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| Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2002 7:59 am Post subject: |
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maybe you need to "emerge iptables"?
as far as your kernel goes, check these places from "make menuconfig":
under "Networking Options" make sure to say "y" to "Network packet filtering (replaces ipchains)". You'll then have the option below for "IP: Netfilter Configuration --->". Open that one up and turn on the appropriate options there.
Post here again if you're not sure which iptables support options you need.
-ryan |
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nihilo
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| Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2002 9:12 am Post subject: |
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| xpunkrockryanx wrote: | maybe you need to "emerge iptables"?
as far as your kernel goes, check these places from "make menuconfig":
under "Networking Options" make sure to say "y" to "Network packet filtering (replaces ipchains)". You'll then have the option below for "IP: Netfilter Configuration --->". Open that one up and turn on the appropriate options there.
Post here again if you're not sure which iptables support options you need.
-ryan |
Thanks for the help. The problem was that I had missed the Netfilter Configuration sub-options, thinking that I was already seeing the sub-options below. I'm recompiling now, and hopefully that will do it. |
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ashu
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| Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2002 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Please post back if you are successful. I compiled the kernel with the proper options and I am having the same problem that you are having. I am trying to setup a home network with a Gentoo server and an XP client. |
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nihilo
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| Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2002 6:43 am Post subject: success |
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I didn't have time to reboot with the new kernel until today, but I recompiled with the options mentioned above, and iptables works fine now.
Incidentally, to anybody else who wants an easy gui interface for creating a basic firewall, check out kmyfirewall (if you're running kde) in portage. |
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xpunkrockryanx
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glad to hear that got it working for ya, and thanks for the tip  |
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