> During my research on the net, I found that I need to load two modules in > the kernel in order to enable this function; the modules (please correct me > if I am mistaken) are "ip_conntrack_pptp" & "ip_nat_pptp". > > And I found that these two modules come with patch "patch-o-matic". I have > kernel version "2.4.20-8" and iptables version "v1.2.7a", and hence I > downloaded the "patch-o-matic-20030107.tar.bz2" in accordance. > > I decompressed and untar that patch inside "/root" directory. > Then I get inside the directory "/root/patch-o-matic-20030107" and I found a > list of files and other directories. > In fact I don't know how to complete the installation process after that and > which file I should start with in order to have these two modules in hand; > it is not mentioned precisely in the README file. you need to have the kernel source code available on your system, and run (for example): KERNEL_DIR=/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8 ./runme pending KERNEL_DIR=/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8 ./runme extra/pptp-conntrack-nat (the KERNEL_DIR above is just an example) > It is required to recompile and build the Red Hat 9.0 kernel after > installation that patch, so can you refer me where can I find a detailed > instructions and steps on how to compile the kernel? yes--recompiling the kernel is required. refer to the kernel how-to: http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/Kernel-Build-HOWTO.html it's usually a good idea to rebuild the userspace iptables after applying pom; though, i don't think it's necessarily "required" in your case. -j
