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From: "Rob Sterenborg" <rob@sterenborg.info>
Subject: RE: Need to upgrade iptables package ???
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 18:44:45 +0100
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To: "'Netfilter lista (iptables)'" <netfilter@lists.netfilter.org>

> I have Linux Red Hat 9 / Kernel 2.4.20-8 / iptables 1.2.7a
> 
> This iptables version doesn't have the libipt_string module 
> to analyse and filter certain packet strings.

You need to patch the kernel for that.

> I ask you: can I download only the libipt_string module and 
> install it on /lib/iptables or do I have to download a newer 
> iptables version packet and upgrade my 1.2.7a one ???
>
> I'm not an expert so I need the easiest way, and I need to 
> know where I can fetch it.

Normally you would perform these steps :
- Download a new kernel, POM and iptables.
- Patch the kernel with the functionality from POM that you need.
- Compile and install the new kernel.
- Compile and install the new iptables.


Gr,
Rob