Re: PPTP

[Rickard Eriksson <riceri@home.se>]

Rickard Eriksson wrote:

> 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
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Do i need newest iptables to get the modules to work?