Re: PPTP

[Rickard Eriksson <riceri@home.se>]

Sneppe Filip wrote:

> Rickard Eriksson [mailto:riceri@home.se] wrote:
> >
> >The z-newnet patch? I can't install that patch.
> >
> >BTW, this is the first time i am patching a kernel.
> >
>
> Hi Rickard,
>
> What kernel version are you working from ?
> Basically, newnat is a new API for writing connection tracking/nat
> modules.
>
> The patch has been sitting in p-o-m for a long time now, and all the
> modules from recent iptables have been converted to work with newnat
> and don't apply on kernels witout newnat.
>
> Newnat has been included in the early 2.4.20-pre kernels, so from
> 2.4.20 (or the -pre releases if you don't mind running these) onwards,
> there will be no need to patch the kernel with newnat support anymore
> before adding conntrackers.
>
> Now, if you're working from a pre-2.4.20 kernel, you need to download
> iptables or check out CVS, then from the patch-o-matic directory
> run "./runme *" and apply the newnat patch before trying any
> conntrackers. That sould do the trick. You may need to apply some
> additional stuff. IIRC, the pptp patch also needs an "unregister"
> fix of some kind that's probably in p-o-m/pending or /submitted.
>
> Good luck,
> Filip
>
>
>

Well i want to install 2.4.19.

I have installed conntrack+nat-helper-unregister and then i could
install znewnat-16 and then i could install pptp conntrack module.

I hope it will work when i have build the kernel.

Thanks for all your help!!!

/ Rickard