On January 13, 2004 07:11 am, Muhammad Talha wrote: > i insert modules located at /lib/modules/2.6.1/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter > > like > > insmod ip_tables.ko > insmod iptables_filter.ko > AHhhhh ... Your modutils is out of date. -- insmod ip_tables should have worked. if you had to append the .ko something is wrong .... to make it permanent, ........ I'm a slackware user ... I put things like that in /etc/rc./modules ... which loads modules on startu p .. I don't know the equivalent file on redhat ... > and others now iptables works just fine > > but i after reboot i have to insert them again > how to make them permanent ??? > > Thanks and Regards > > Talha > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Muhammad Talha" <talha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <netfilter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 4:53 PM > Subject: Re: kernel 2.6.x and iptables > > > > 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
