"Brian T.Johnson" wrote: > I get an ipchains: protocol unavailable whenever I try to use it. I used the > ipchains RPM that came with the Mandrake 8.0 CD, so I assume it's not an > install prob. Running the 2.4.3 kernel. Can anyone tell me howto fix this? > > (Please don't say I have to recompile the kernel....Please don't say I have > to recompile the kernel....Please don't say I have to recompile the > kernel....) > > Thanks, > Brian Ipchains does not work anymore with 2.4.x kernels, you have to install "iptables" instead. It's linked to the switch to netfilters in the kernel. I saw in the first release of 2.4.x kernels a compatibility modules which seems to have been removed in 2.4.6. So the best things to do is to switch to iptables. Hope this will help, Raff. -- ____________________________________________________________________________ Raffaele Brancaleoni Email : s940195@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Licence en Informatique Université de Liège - Belgique ____________________________________________________________________________
