i tried to disable ipchains so that i can use iptables.
but it didn't work ;(
so i've uninstalled iptables and everything is up again.
i would really try a newer kernel (currently using 2.4.0),
but i can't risk that the server doesn't boot after the restart ;)
regards,
Georges Toth
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Barbara A.
> Severance
> Sent: Mittwoch, 4. Juli 2001 16:39
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: iptables -- ipchains
>
>
> Quoting Damion Parry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> > Sorry, I just had another look at this, and if you are running on a RH
> > 7.1, ipchains is turned on as default, and the iptables executable is
> > present, and so you get a lot of errors from iptables because it can't
> > compete with ipchains. You need to turn off ipchains, and turn on
> > iptables.
> This is true only if you install firewalling... I suggest saying
> no at this
> point in the install...
>
> >
> > iptables has a fair few advantages over ipchains, the main being the
> > easier configuration: with ipchains you have to run each of you're
> > webservers on a different port (ie: vsone on 8081, vstwo on 8082),
> > whereas with iptables, they can all run on 8080.
>
> IPTables has GREAT advantages over IPChains....
>
> A suggestion for those who are using 7.1 Get the 2.4.5 kernel source from
> kernel.org, and then go to netfilter.samba.org and get the latest
> netfilter
> (iptables) sources. I actually got the CVS, as there is a newer patch in
> there... recompile your kernel, enabling iptables in the kernel,
> and not as a
> loadable module. Then you will have iptables available as soon as
> the kernel
> loads, and will eliminate errors. In addition, this kernel is really fast!
> >
> > Apologies,
> > Damion.
> >
> > Georges Toth wrote:
> > >
> > > hi,
> > >
> > > freevsd-1.4.9-rh7 seems to try, to insmod iptables.
> > > i havn't currently installed a kernel with iptables support.
> > > is there a way to have the 1.4.9-rh7 version running with ipchains ?
> > >
> > > thnx
> > >
> > > regards,
> > > Georges Toth
> > > ------------------------- The freeVSD Support List
> > --------------------------
> > > Subscribe:
> > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=subscribe%20freevsd-support
> > > Unsubscribe:
> > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=unsubscribe%20freevsd-support
> > > Archives:
> > http://freevsd.org/support/mail-archives/freevsd-support
> > >
> >
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----------
> > ------------------------- The freeVSD Support List
> > --------------------------
> > Subscribe:
> > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=subscribe%20freevsd-support
> > Unsubscribe:
> > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=unsubscribe%20freevsd-support
> > Archives: http://freevsd.org/support/mail-archives/freevsd-support
> >
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----------
> >
>
>
>
> Barbara A. Severance
> The Digital Horseman
> http://www.digihorse.com
> ------------------------- The freeVSD Support List
> --------------------------
> Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=subscribe%20freevsd-support
> Unsubscribe:
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=unsubscribe%20freevsd-support
> Archives: http://freevsd.org/support/mail-archives/freevsd-support
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----------
>
>
------------------------- The freeVSD Support List --------------------------
Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=subscribe%20freevsd-support
Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=unsubscribe%20freevsd-support
Archives: http://freevsd.org/support/mail-archives/freevsd-support
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------