Thanks Alistair for respones there is no .o file there only .ko i think these are changed in 2.6.x kernel i see them when kernel is compiling as well there is /etc/rc.local which can load things @ startup in RedHat thanks and Regards Talha ----- Original Message ----- From: <Alistair Tonner> To: "Muhammad Talha" <talha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <netfilter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 6:38 PM Subject: Re: kernel 2.6.x and iptables > 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 Your modutils is out of date.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 > >
