On Thursday 09 January 2003 06:16, Mladen Meduric wrote: > Hi all, > just joined the list. > Pretty new to linux/iptables (on SuSE8.0). I'm trying to patch from 1.2.5 > to 1.2.6a and then to 1.2.7a. > Do have all patches. Tried "patch" command, but I seem can't figure it out > properly. Would someone explain how to do this in couple of steps, please? > Also, from reading other articles, after patching up or reinstalling > iptables from scratch, is it necessary to recompile the kernel? Hello, If all you want is to apply the patches from patch-o-matic (especially the extensions), you can have a look at the netfilter-extension-HOWTO: http://www.netfilter.org/documentation/HOWTO/netfilter-extensions-HOWTO.html there is a little paragraph explaining how to use p-o-m. For upgrading your iptables only, see the reply from Athan. Have a nice day, Fabrice. -- Fabrice MARIE "Silly hacker, root is for administrators" -Unknown
