> > Is there a way I could delete or rename existing files, or disable the > > firewall or something, then force everything to be recreated clean? > > Red Hat's firewall tool can do that. Or simply: > > rm -f /etc/sysconfig/ip{tables,chains} > chkconfig ipchains off error readin information on service ipchains: no such file or directory > service ipchains stop ipchains: unrecognized service > chkconfig iptables off OK. > service iptables stop Flushing all chains [ OK ] Removing user defined chains [ OK ] Resetting built-in chains to the default ACCEPT policy [ OK ] > After that, "service network restart" or "ifup eth0" at least should not >give any iptables related errors anymore. ;) Shutting down loopback interface: [ OK ] Setting network parameters: [ OK ] Bringing up loopback interface: [ OK] Bringing up interface eth0: Determining IP information for eth0...PING 10.2.1.1 (10.2.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data --10.2.1.1 ping statistics-- 3 packets transmitted, 0 received, +3 errors, 100% packet loss, time 2010ms ,pipe 3 failed [FAILED] -- Thanks! dmc :-D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Jesus === Freedom | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list