> hello devik > > sorry to trouble you again. actually i had compiled htb on 2.2.17, with > the old patch which was working. now i am trying to use the new patch > for 2.2.17, but it says as > > "RTNETLINK answers : no such file or directory" you should tell which command it responds for with the message above. Generaly the above doesn't seem like complaint when htb is not compiled in. Seems like another kind of error .. > should i try as answered by you for 2.4.17 kernel version, mail dated > 03jan2002 > > In 2.4.17 there is hange in kernel which causes this bug. As quick repair add line: > #define CONFIG_RTNETLINK 1 it is not the case for 2.2.17. It holds only for 2.4.17. Please post more details as suggested above. devik