From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "ying ge" Subject: problems -- can't initialize ip6tables table filter Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 18:02:33 -0500 Sender: netfilter-admin@lists.netfilter.org Message-ID: <005e01c3fb2a$49855960$4c225c8e@anik2> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005B_01C3FB00.60A36A80" Return-path: Errors-To: netfilter-admin@lists.netfilter.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: netfilter@lists.netfilter.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005B_01C3FB00.60A36A80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello List, I'm new to the iptables. I just downloaded iptables-1.2.9.tar.bz2, = compiled and installed it with following: (I tried to delete the old iptable version with following command before = install the 1.2.9 version, but failed: # rpm -q iptables iptables-1.2.8-13 # rpm -e iptables error: Failed dependencies: iptables >=3D1.2.8 is needed by (installed) = readhat-config-securitylevel-tui-1.2.11-1) # make KERNEL_DIR=3D/usr/src/linux-2.4.22-1.2115.npl # make install KERNEL_DIR=3D/usr/src/linux-2.4.22-1.2115.npl # make install-devel # modprobe ip6_tables No error message appears. However, when I use the ip6tables: # ip6tables -L I got the following error message:=20 "can't initialize ip6tables table 'filter': Address family not supported = by protocol Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgrades" The following is my system information: Platform: Fedora Kernel version: linux-2.4.22.2115.npl Would you please tell me what happened? Best regards Ying Ying Ge Communications Research Centre Canada | Centre de recherches sur les = communications Canada 3701 Carling Ave. | 3701, avenue Carling PO Box 11490, Station H | CP 11490, succursale H Ottawa ON K2H 8S2 | Ottawa (Ontario) K2H 8S2 (613) 998-2819 | ying.ge@crc.ca |=20 Web site / Site web : www.crc.ca Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada ------=_NextPart_000_005B_01C3FB00.60A36A80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello List,

I'm new to the iptables. I just = downloaded=20 iptables-1.2.9.tar.bz2, compiled and installed it with = following:

(I tried to delete the old iptable = version with=20 following command before install the 1.2.9 version, but = failed:

# rpm -q iptables

iptables-1.2.8-13

# rpm -e iptables

error: Failed dependencies: iptables = >=3D1.2.8 is=20 needed by (installed)=20 readhat-config-securitylevel-tui-1.2.11-1)

# make=20 KERNEL_DIR=3D/usr/src/linux-2.4.22-1.2115.npl

# make install=20 KERNEL_DIR=3D/usr/src/linux-2.4.22-1.2115.npl

# make install-devel

# modprobe ip6_tables

No error message appears.

However, when I use the = ip6tables:

# ip6tables -L

I got the following error message: =

"can't initialize ip6tables table = 'filter': Address=20 family not supported by protocol

Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs = to be=20 upgrades"

The following is my system=20 information:

Platform: Fedora

Kernel version: = linux-2.4.22.2115.npl

Would you please tell me what=20 happened?

Best regards

Ying

Ying Ge
Communications Research = Centre Canada |=20 Centre de recherches sur les communications Canada
3701 Carling Ave. = | 3701,=20 avenue Carling
PO Box 11490, Station H | CP 11490, succursale = H
Ottawa ON=20 K2H 8S2 | Ottawa (Ontario) K2H 8S2
(613) 998-2819 | ying.ge@crc.ca |
Web site / Site = web : www.crc.ca
Government of Canada | = Gouvernement=20 du Canada

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