Thanks for the great information, I have successfully upgraded and recompiled the kernel according to the URL you gave to me. You have mentioned to compile the user space, so what do u mean by user space and how to compile it, do you mean I have to go inside the /usr/src/iptables-1.2.11 and write the following instructions again: make KERNEL_DIR=/usr/src/linux-2.4.27 make install KERNEL_DIR=/usr/src/linux-2.4.27 Do I need to compile this user space before I start the actual configuration and compilation for the kernel as described in the URL http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/Kernel-Build-HOWTO.html? How many user spaces available in Linux? Regards Bassam -----Original Message----- From: netfilter-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:netfilter-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jason Opperisano Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 2:09 AM To: netfilter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: How to install patch-o-matic > 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 --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.740 / Virus Database: 494 - Release Date: 8/16/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.744 / Virus Database: 496 - Release Date: 8/24/2004
