> > for both users with the 'failed to initialize' error -- 1) did you build iptables as modules or > into the kernel? as module -- 2) are you *certain* you disabled ipchains Yes i disable ipchains . > 3) are you *certain* that you built iptables with the correct kernel? > -- if you change kernels you usually have to rebuilt the iptables code -- > export KERNEL_DIR=xxxxx make > where xxxxx is the full path to your appropriate kernel source code. > yes i select correct kernel export KERNEL_DIR=/usr/src/linux-2.6.1 then make & make install > this is usually caused after a kernel rebuild by building modules and NOT loading them, especially > if the iptables stuff was built into the kernel in the previous kernel. > -- try > insmod ip_tables > you might get yet another error ... > Yes u r right :( insmod ip_tables Can't open 'ip_tables' : No such file or directory there is no module ip_module i have search the system > Ummm ...anyone know off the top if RedHat puts iptables in as modules or builds it in? > > > Alistair >
