Not at home at the moment but when I did 'lsmod' earlier, only ip_tables was listed (I would have to manually 'modprobe' other modules for iptables.
----- Original Message ----- From: Norbert Kamenicky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, February 2, 2004 9:10 am Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] iptables v1.2.8: can't initialize iptables tables 'filter' > Neil Rachynski wrote: > > Greetings, > > > > I have just finished a GRP installation on a box I was intending > to use > > as a router/firewall for my home computers. However, once I > reboot the > > system after the installation is done and emerge iptables (1.2.8- > r1), I > > can not add, list, or do anything to iptables itself. > > > > The error I receive is : > > > > iptables v1.2.8: can't intitialize iptables table 'filter': > Tables does > > not exist (do you need to insmod?) > > Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded. > > > > When I went to view the file 'rules-save' in /var/lib/iptables, > the file > > was completely blank (explaining why it can't find the filter > table). At > > that point, I copied rules-save file from another working PC to > this > > one. However, it would then give me an error when restoring the > ruleset > > (always the line containing '*filter'). The working one is > running > > iptables-1.2.9 so I'm not sure if that'll make a difference with > the > > rules-save file. > > > > I was hoping to be able to get iptables up and running before > connecting > > to the internet and doing an 'emerge sync' and 'emerge -u > world'. I have > > been through the gentoo user forums but the only suggestions I > could > > find there were to either re-emerge my kernel and/or iptables. > I've done > > so several times and have built iptables support right into the > kernel > > as well as as modules. > > > > If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. > > > > Neil Rachynski > > > > What is "lsmod |grep ipt" saying ? > > U must see minimum ip_tables module, but I have about 15. > Look to /lib/modules/...../netfilter/* for all available > modules. > > noro > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
