RE: Network HELP PLEASE!!

[rpjday <rpjday mindspring com>]

On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Taylor, ForrestX wrote:

> > > That means that you have ipchains inserted.  You can remove
> > it and add
> > > iptables:
> > >
> > > ipchains -F
> > > rmmod ipchains
> > > insmod iptables
> > >
> > Hey check it out it worked;)  How can I make it so the
> > ipchains modules
> > does not load at boot?
>
> You can run `setup` as root, and look under System services for ipchains.
> Uncheck ipchains (using the space bar), and at the next reboot, it will
> work.
>
> You can also do this:
>
> chkconfig --del ipchains  (which removes it from runlevels 3-5 -- it will
> still be active in runlevel 2, but you probably won't ever boot to runlevel
> 2, so it won't matter)

um ... i don't think so.  what you're thinking of is:

# chkconfig ipchains off

this will turn it off from starting in run levels 3-5, but will leave
it on in 2.

if you use "--del", you're removing that service completely from
chkconfig management.

rday

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Robert P. J. Day
Eno River Technologies, Durham NC
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