>>>> if i load it as module, i can use >>>> 'modprobe ip_conntrack_ftp ports=21,31,41' >>>> >>> AFAIK you can't: you can only do that when it's compiled as a module. >> >> in other words, this module is unusable for ftpservers on non-standard >> ports, if it's compiled into the kernel? > >Ah, well, you could try by passing the paramters to the kernel at >boot-time (lilo/grub). maybe that would work. The boot option is, IIRC, ip_conntrack_ftp.ports=21,31,41 Jan Engelhardt --