iptables v1.2.11: can't initialize iptables table `filter': Module is wrong version

iptables v1.2.11: can't initialize iptables table `filter': Module is wrong version

[Kazuo Nakamura]

Hi All
Now I am using iptables v1.2.11, 2.6.9 kernel, and glibc-2.3.4
But I can not use iptables.

Following error message.
ip_tables: (C) 2000-2002 Netfilter core team
iptables v1.2.11: can't initialize iptables table `filter': Module is wrong
version
Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded.
# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by    Not tainted
iptable_filter 2368 0 - Live 0xbf007000
ip_tables 20640 1 iptable_filter, Live 0xbf000000

How can I use iptables on 2.6.9 kernel ?
I think that getsockopt has error in TC_INIT.

Best regards
Kazuo Nakamura
 

RE: iptables v1.2.11: can't initialize iptables table `filter': Moduleis wrong version

[Rob Sterenborg]

> Hi All
> Now I am using iptables v1.2.11, 2.6.9 kernel, and glibc-2.3.4 But I
> can not use iptables. 
> 
> Following error message.
> ip_tables: (C) 2000-2002 Netfilter core team
> iptables v1.2.11: can't initialize iptables table `filter': Module is
> wrong version
> Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded. # lsmod
> Module                  Size  Used by    Not tainted
> iptable_filter 2368 0 - Live 0xbf007000
> ip_tables 20640 1 iptable_filter, Live 0xbf000000
> 
> How can I use iptables on 2.6.9 kernel ?

Like the error says : your iptables binary cannot use a matching kernel
module.

Does this come from a distro CD or did you recompile the kernel without
recompiling iptables or something like that ?
Or perhaps you installed a 2.6 kernel and a 2.4 iptables binary from CD
(we don't know if your distro supports both kernels) ?

> I think that getsockopt has error in TC_INIT.

Kernel 2.6.9 and iptables-1.2.11 date back to june/october 2004 AFAICT.
If there was an error in the code then a lot of people would have this
problem and it would be solved with a recent kernel/iptables..


Gr,
Rob