On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 11:46:45PM +0100, Frederik Schueler wrote: > Hello, > > On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 08:27:19PM +0100, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 06:52:26PM +0100, Kurt Huwig wrote: > > > Package: kernel-image-2.6.8-9-amd64-k8 > > > Version: 2.6.8-8 > > > > > > Fresh installation of Sarge with all updates from today: > > > > iptables doesn't work when you're running 32bit userland on 64bit > > kernel, and it's not fixable either. Run an i386 kernel and everything > > will be fine. > > Or use a 64bit iptables package, wich does not offcially exist in > Debian yet. > > This is indeed an odd problem, and I dont think there will be a 32bit > interface for iptables in the near future like it exists for alsa > for example. > > Maybe this bug should be reassigned as a wishlist against iptables > requesting a 64bit package for i386, or closed at all since this is > not a kernel bug, but the effect of missing support on the userland > side. > > Any suggestions?
I like the wishlist + iptables option. The maintainer of that package can decide what to do. -- Horms
