hello, I try to get a kernel 2.4.18 with patch-o-matic-20030107 running. But i have some problems with the conntrack helpers. They simply don't work .. *sigh* i tried ftp, irc and h323. I compiled as module and kernel included, same result.. normal masqerade works, i can do passive FTP, irc, http, normal stateful inspection, etc.. i hope anybody can help me.. ------------- here is what i have / see: FTP conntrack problem: bash-2.05# cat /proc/net/ip_conntrack tcp 6 431573 ESTABLISHED src=172.30.255.1 dst=10.20.0.17 sport=1572 dport=21 src=10.20.0.17 dst=10.20.10.197 sport=21 dport=1572 [ASSURED] use=1 EXPECTING: - use=1 proto=6 src=10.20.0.17 dst=10.20.10.197 sport=0 dport=1573 The sport=0 seems wrong to me.. my system: bash-2.05# iptables -vnL PreStateful Chain PreStateful (3 references) pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination 259 66567 ACCEPT all -- * * 0.0.0.0/0 0.0.0.0/0 state RELATED,ESTABLISHED 0 0 DROP all -- * * 0.0.0.0/0 0.0.0.0/0 state INVALID 0 0 DROP all -- eth1 * 0.0.0.0/0 0.0.0.0/0 bash-2.05# iptables -vnL -t nat Chain PREROUTING (policy ACCEPT 476 packets, 60290 bytes) pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination Chain POSTROUTING (policy ACCEPT 3 packets, 447 bytes) pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination 24 13346 MASQUERADE all -- * eth1 0.0.0.0/0 0.0.0.0/0 Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT 7 packets, 1028 bytes) pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination Already applied: submitted/01_2.4.19 submitted/02_2.4.20 submitted/ipt_ULOG-mac_len-fix submitted/ipt_multiport-invfix pending/01_ip_conntrack_proto_tcp-lockfix pending/02_newnat-udp-helper pending/03_REJECT-fwspotting-phrack60-fix pending/04_ftp-conntrack-msg-fix pending/05_ECN-tcpchecksum-littleendian-fix base/IPV4OPTSSTRIP base/mport base/psd extra/eggdrop-conntrack extra/h323-conntrack-nat extra/ip_tables-proc extra/mms-conntrack-nat extra/pptp-conntrack-nat extra/quake3-conntrack extra/string bash-2.05# cat /proc/net/ip_tables_matches tcpmss string unclean conntrack state ttl length esp ah dscp ecn psd tos owner mport multiport pkttype mac mark limit helper tcp udp icmp bash-2.05# cat /proc/net/ip_tables_targets TCPMSS ULOG IPV4OPTSSTRIP LOG REDIRECT MASQUERADE MARK DSCP ECN TOS MIRROR REJECT DNAT SNAT ERROR best regards Robert ------------------ Epygi Labs DE | Herrenstraße 23 Robert Allmeroth | 76133 Karlsruhe Tel: +49 721 20596 43 | Fax: +49 721 20596 59