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From: "Dharmendra.T" <dharmu@nsecure.net>
To: bobo <boboaq@163.com>
Cc: netfilter@lists.netfilter.org, bobowd@sohu.com
Subject: Re: What is the difference between modprobe and insmod?
Date: 20 Dec 2002 17:20:00 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1040385008.2860.1.camel@india> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20021220070647.BA0B01C959464@sm181.163.com>

The difference is that lsmod won't insert the dependent modules whereas
the modprobe does.
Dharmendra.T
Linux Security Expert


On Fri, 2002-12-20 at 12:41, bobo wrote:
>   
> 
>          While writing IPtables scripts,there are two command:  modprobe and insmod.
> 
>          In some example,some use : modprobe ip_tables,but others use: insmod  ip_tables.
> 
>          Why?  Is there difference between them?
> 
>           
>          Thanks
> 
> 




      parent reply	other threads:[~2002-12-20 11:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-12-20  7:11 What is the difference between modprobe and insmod? bobo
2002-12-20  8:20 ` Joel Newkirk
2002-12-20 11:50 ` Dharmendra.T [this message]

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