Re: IPTABLES problems RH7.1

[ABrady <kcsmart kc rr com>]

On Fri, 7 Sep 2001 17:56:19 +1200 Linux <linux dounsix co nz> imparted
to us:

> Hi
> 
> I installed IPTABLES on another PC today but it would not start.
> insmod said
> things were missing. I removed and reinstalled the RPM without
> success.
> Linux config said it was ready to go but not started. I have
> uninstalled
> IPCHAINS.
> 
> Is there any other modules I have to install?
> 
> Any suggestions?

Ipchains, the binary, is different from ipchains, the module. Make sure
you rmmod the ipchains module and insmod the ip_tables module and see if
it works.

Also, try:

# /sbin/iptables -L

If you get an error about it not being compatible, the module isn't
loaded. If you get an error about no such file, you'll need to install
the iptables binary from the CD. If you uninstalled the ipchains binary,
you won't be able to test that the same way.

Another possibility is that something else is setting some rules that
you don't know about (unlikely). I use Bastille. The regular firewall
loads early and Bastille takes over later. Not saying you might have
that installed, because you actually have to go get it to use it. But,
just using that as an example to show more than one tool can do this,
and the last one wins.

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