ok, andre. i tried it, but the answer is still the same. also, i tried the example given in the man page: # iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 80 -j TARPIT and the answer is the same. surprisingly, if i issue the command # iptables -p tcp -j TARPIT --help besides the help for the "-p tcp" option it says "TARPIT takes no options". any other hints? btw, iptables --version ==> 1.3.4 tia, angico. --- Andre Ramoni <ramoni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Use -p tcp > On Friday 17 February 2006 07:01, angico wrote: > > hi, all! > > i'm trying this: > > > > iptables -A INPUT -s 1.2.3.4 -j TARPIT > > > > but iptables says "no chain/target/match by that name", although > > libipt_TARPIT.so is present in /lib/iptables/ > > > > i'm running kernel 2.6.15. any hints on what's wrong? > > thanks in advance, > > angico. > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- > Andre Guimaraes > Databras Informatica > Redes / Servidores Linux > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com