Re: iptables-restore v1.2.5: can't initialize iptables table `': Table does not exist (do you need to insmod?) <<Help>>

["Dharmendra.T" <dharmu@nsecure.net>]

You should send us the complete error message, which table the iptables
could not recognize
DHarmu
----- Original Message -----
From: "Krishna" <Krishna_shekhar@gmx.net>
To: <netfilter@lists.netfilter.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: iptables-restore v1.2.5: can't initialize iptables table `':
Table does not exist (do you need to insmod?) <<Help>>


> Hi,
>     It gives the same error
>
>  iptables-restore v1.2.5: can't initialize iptables table `': Table does
not
> exist (do you need to insmod?)
> Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded
>
> regards
> Krishna
>
> Krishna Shekhar
> Network Administrator
> Wiplash Wireless
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dharmendra.T <dharmu@nsecure.net>
> To: Krishna <Krishna_shekhar@gmx.net>; <netfilter@lists.netfilter.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 5:05 PM
> Subject: Re: iptables-restore v1.2.5: can't initialize iptables table `':
> Table does not exist (do you need to insmod?) <<Help>>
>
>
> > Hi Krishna,
> >  Have you tried it manually?
> > #iptables-restore < /etc/sysconfig/iptables
> >
> >  I think the iptables could not reach to the file
/etc/sysconfig/iptables
> > Regards
> > Dharmu
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Krishna" <Krishna_shekhar@gmx.net>
> > To: <netfilter@lists.netfilter.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 4:16 PM
> > Subject: iptables-restore v1.2.5: can't initialize iptables table `':
> Table
> > does not exist (do you need to insmod?) <<Help>>
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I switched from ipchains to iptables. But whenever I start iptables it
> > gives
> > > me this error.
> > >
> > > iptables-restore v1.2.5: can't initialize iptables table `': Table
does
> > not
> > > exist (do you need to insmod?)
> > > Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded.
> > >
> > > lsmod shows that
> > > iptable_mangle,iptable_nat,ip_conntrack,iptable_filter and iptables
are
> > > loaded.
> > > That means the modules for iptables has loaded also I can see that
> modules
> > > for ipchains are not loaded and that is right.
> > >
> > > The iptables file is in /etc/sysconfig/iptables
> > > The table goes like this
> > > -P INPUT DROP
> > > -A FORWARD -s 192.168.0.0/24 -j MASQUERADE
> > > .......
> > > ...........
> > > ........................
> > > I am using RedHAt 7.1 and kernel 2.4.2-2
> > > What could be the problem?
> > >
> > > regards
> > > Krishna
> > >
> > > Krishna Shekhar
> > > Network Administrator
> > > Wiplash Wireless
> > >
> > >
>
>