From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Krishna" Subject: Re: iptables-restore v1.2.5: can't initialize iptables table `': Table does not exist (do you need to insmod?) <> Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 17:24:00 +0530 Sender: netfilter-admin@lists.netfilter.org Message-ID: <004e01c263c1$15ed33e0$2900a8c0@spectranet.com> References: <00fb01c263b7$a8fe5380$2900a8c0@spectranet.com> <002b01c263be$95b3f490$2b00a8c0@dharmu> <000901c263bd$da3d1480$2900a8c0@spectranet.com> <001701c263c1$887ebb40$2b00a8c0@dharmu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Errors-To: netfilter-admin@lists.netfilter.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: netfilter@lists.netfilter.org 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 To: Krishna ; 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?) <> > You should send us the complete error message, which table the iptables > could not recognize > DHarmu > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Krishna" > To: > 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?) <> > > > > 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 > > To: Krishna ; > > 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?) <> > > > > > > > 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" > > > To: > > > 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?) <> > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > >