Re: iptables-restore v1.2.5: can't initialize iptables table `': Table does not exist (do you need to insmod?) <<Help>>

["Krishna" <Krishna_shekhar@gmx.net>]

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 <dharmu@nsecure.net>
To: Krishna <Krishna_shekhar@gmx.net>; <netfilter@lists.netfilter.org>
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?) <<Help>>


> 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" <Krishna_shekhar@gmx.net>
> To: <netfilter@lists.netfilter.org>
> 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?) <<Help>>
>
>
> > 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
> >
> >