Did you custom compile your kernel? If you are using a standard RedHat 8 kernel have you upgraded to the latest? On Tue, 2002-11-26 at 12:20, Sam Pointer wrote: > Before I carry, please feel free to tell me FAQ off; I have quickly scanned > the archive and google and haven't found a solution to this problem - but > I'm open to suggestions. > > I'm initialising iptables on RH Linux 8. When I start iptables I am getting > the error message " can't initialize iptables table `' ". > > Now, I issued `lsmod` and I have both "iptable_filter" and "ip_tables" > modules loaded. > > I initially tried starting ipchains with a whole raft of rules, but even > starting with the single rule: > > -P INPUT DROP > > causes this error to appear. > > When I reboot the machine and check my syslog messages, I notice that > iptables-restore is issuing a modprobe for module `iptable_`, as in: > > iptables: Applying iptables firewall rules > modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module iptable_ > modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module iptable_ > ... > iptables: can't initialize iptables table `' (do you need to insmod?) > > which leads me to believe that some table module it requires isn't loaded. > Is this correct, and if so how is this. I'm only using the default "filter" > table (which is loaded) with my single policy rule... > > Any help or pointers to solutions would be greatly appreciated. > > > This email and any attachments are strictly confidential and are intended > solely for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient you must > not disclose, forward, copy or take any action in reliance on this message > or its attachments. If you have received this email in error please notify > the sender as soon as possible and delete it from your computer systems. > Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not > necessarily reflect those of HPD Software Limited or its affiliates. > > At present the integrity of email across the internet cannot be guaranteed > and messages sent via this medium are potentially at risk. All liability > is excluded to the extent permitted by law for any claims arising as a re- > sult of the use of this medium to transmit information by or to > HPD Software Limited or its affiliates. > >
