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From: Joe Giles <jgiles@windowsproof.com>
Subject: Re: ipt_time time match invalid size
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 00:30:23 -0600
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On Wednesday 09 August 2006 11:09 pm, Rob Sterenborg wrote:
> > I finally figured out what I was doing wrong with the P-O-M and the
> > time module.
> >
> > Now, after installing the proper modules and running the following
> > iptables command:
> > IPTABLES = path to iptables
> > $IPTABLES -A INPUT  -s 192.168.15.131 -m time  --timestart
> > 17:05  --timestop 17:20  --days Wed -j RULE_2
> > $IPTABLES -A FORWARD  -s 192.168.15.131 -m time  --timestart
> > 17:05 --timestop 17:20  --days Wed -j RULE_2
> >
> > (This was just a test script to see how it worked)
> >
> > It doesn't work and I get this error executing the command from
> > within my script:
> >
> > iptables: Unknown error 4294967295
> > iptables: Unknown error 4294967295
> >
> > And, I get this output in dmesg:
> >
> > ip_tables: time match: invalid size 0 != 16
> > ip_tables: time match: invalid size 0 != 16
> >
> >
> > I used the 20060706 of p-o-m-ng and am using the 2.6.17.8
> > kernel. The 20060706 version of p-o-m is the latest with the
> > time module in it and it compiles just fine with the kernel.
> >
> > Does anyone know how I can resolve this issue?
>
> Did you also recompile iptables?
>
>
> Gr,
> Rob

Thanks for the reply...

I found out that there was some API changes in the 2.6.17 kernel that prevent 
it from working properly. I downgraded to a 2.6.15 kernel and it is working 
as planned.

Thanks for the reply... I will wait for the maintainers to update via p-o-m at 
a later date...

Joe