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

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

[Krishna]

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

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

[Krishna]

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
> >
> >

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

[Dharmendra.T]

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
>
>

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

[Krishna]

Hi,
This is all what I get!
I have made rules in /etc/sysconfig/iptables and the
/etc/rc.d/init.d/iptables points to this file and starts it.

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 5:27 PM
Subject: Re: iptables-restore v1.2.5: can't initialize iptables table `':
Table does not exist (do you need to insmod?) <<Help>>


> 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
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >

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

[Dharmendra.T]

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
> > >
> > >
>
>

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

[Dharmendra.T]

I can see only two rules in your mail. These two rules should not give any
problem like this. I guess that you have more rules which is giving this
error. Have you cheked whether the input chain is dropped completely. If the
input chain is getting dropped completely you may have to recompile the
kernel with all the modules(netfilter) and check again
Regards
Dharmu
----- Original Message -----
From: "Krishna" <Krishna_shekhar@gmx.net>
To: <netfilter@lists.netfilter.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: iptables-restore v1.2.5: can't initialize iptables table `':
Table does not exist (do you need to insmod?) <<Help>>


> Hi,
> This is all what I get!
> I have made rules in /etc/sysconfig/iptables and the
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/iptables points to this file and starts it.
>
> 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 5:27 PM
> Subject: Re: iptables-restore v1.2.5: can't initialize iptables table `':
> Table does not exist (do you need to insmod?) <<Help>>
>
>
> > 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
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
>
>

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

[Krishna]

Hi,
    I got it working. The problem was in the firewall rules. This time I
first made rules and then saved it and it
started.

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 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: iptables-restore v1.2.5: can't initialize iptables table `':
Table does not exist (do you need to insmod?) <<Help>>


> I can see only two rules in your mail. These two rules should not give any
> problem like this. I guess that you have more rules which is giving this
> error. Have you cheked whether the input chain is dropped completely. If
the
> input chain is getting dropped completely you may have to recompile the
> kernel with all the modules(netfilter) and check again
> Regards
> Dharmu
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Krishna" <Krishna_shekhar@gmx.net>
> To: <netfilter@lists.netfilter.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 5:24 PM
> Subject: Re: iptables-restore v1.2.5: can't initialize iptables table `':
> Table does not exist (do you need to insmod?) <<Help>>
>
>
> > Hi,
> > This is all what I get!
> > I have made rules in /etc/sysconfig/iptables and the
> > /etc/rc.d/init.d/iptables points to this file and starts it.
> >
> > 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 5:27 PM
> > Subject: Re: iptables-restore v1.2.5: can't initialize iptables table
`':
> > Table does not exist (do you need to insmod?) <<Help>>
> >
> >
> > > 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
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
>