On Wed, 4 Dec 2002 14:57:54 -0800 (PST), lists brk <brk_lists@yahoo.com> wrote in message <20021204225754.87915.qmail@web41308.mail.yahoo.com>: > Hi! > > I am using iptables-1.2.7a. I have extended iptables > to do a coustom matching operation. The extension > works fine when I use it while adding new rules, > something like > iptables -A INPUT -m coustom --ip-id -j DROP. > > I am able to delete the rule using the rule number, > but I am not able to remove it using the rule specifed > above but with -D option, something like > iptables -D INPUT -m coustom --ip-id -j DROP > > The error I get is: > iptables: Bad rule (does a matching rule exist in that > chain?) > > I tried to debug it and found that iptables fails at > > mptr = matchmask + sizeof(STRUCT_ENTRY); > if (IPT_MATCH_ITERATE(a, match_different, a->elems, > b->elems, &mptr)) > return 0; > > in is_same() found in file libiptc/libip4tc.c > > Any ideas why this might be happening?? ..custom spelling of "coustom" in your rule set? ;-) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case.
