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From: "Rob Sterenborg" <rob@sterenborg.info>
To: netfilter@lists.netfilter.org
Subject: Re: Iptables command failed
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 15:21:10 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <004701c41ca3$31c2e640$1202a8c0@admin> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20040407115931.75869.qmail@web61002.mail.yahoo.com

> I m using kernel 2.4.22 and iptables rpm 1.2.7a-2.
> I compiled a kernel to support the Network filtering
> successfully. But when i issued the following command
> 
> iptables -A INPUT -s 127.0.0.1 -p icmp -j DROP
> 
> i got the following error
> 
> /lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o:
> unresolved symbol nf_register_sockopt_Rsmp_f5985dce
> 
....
> 
> iptables v1.2.7a: can't initialize iptables table
> `filter': iptables who? (do you need to insmod?)
> Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded.
> 
> 
> what this error means?do i need to update the iptables
> or kernel?

Did you compile a new kernel without updating iptables ?
If so, compile a new iptables (1.2.9) too.


Gr,
Rob



  reply	other threads:[~2004-04-07 13:21 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-04-07 11:59 Iptables command failed manisha s
2004-04-07 13:21 ` Rob Sterenborg [this message]
2004-04-08  7:18   ` manisha s
2004-04-08  8:29     ` Rob Sterenborg
2004-04-08 11:58       ` manisha s

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