From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jorge Davila Subject: Re: problem on iptables Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:22:22 -0600 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: netfilter-bounces@lists.netfilter.org Errors-To: netfilter-bounces@lists.netfilter.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: Peng Yang , netfilter@lists.netfilter.org Well, the option is in Network Configuration ... and yes, you need recompile after ... On Tue, 4 Sep 2007 15:45:01 -0400 "Peng Yang" wrote: > Hi Jorge, > > How to turn on this configuration? > I am using kernel 2.6.20.11. > Do I need to recompile the kernel after turning on the configuration? > > thanks, > Peng > > On 9/4/07, Jorge Davila wrote: >> You don't need any patch to put to work netfilter/iptables. >> >> I'm pretty sure that is disabled in the kernel configuration. >> >> Jorge. >> >> On Tue, 4 Sep 2007 14:48:30 -0400 >> "Peng Yang" wrote: >> > Hi, >> > In our current kernel, iptables doesn't work due to the error "can't >> > initialize iptables table `filter'". >> > I suspect that the netfilter is not turned on in the kernel. >> > We download the v2.6.20.11 sourcecode and try to do a menuconfig but >> > the networking packet filtering framework does not provide any option >> > for us to select to turn on netfilter. Can anyone let me know what patch >> >files >> > I need to add to allow me to choose this netfilter feature? >> > >> > thanks >> > peng >> > >> > >> >> Jorge Isaac Davila Lopez >> Nicaragua Open Source >> +505 430 5462 >> davila@nicaraguaopensource.com >> > > Jorge Isaac Davila Lopez Nicaragua Open Source +505 430 5462 davila@nicaraguaopensource.com