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>]

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
>
>