Yeah, I would have thought so too, but obviously there is no sign of an iptables update in the kernel rpm package, as iptables still announces vers. 1.2.2. I guess i will have to do it the hard way, i.e. getting the latest kernel sources and compile it according to the latest iptables patches (sigh...).
I'll return, when I know what comes out of it. Cheers, Joern.- ++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>> Chris Wilkes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 31-03-02 20:06:35 >>> The rpm's probably include iptables. If that's what you've been using then I would say continue on with the rpms. In order to use later versions of iptables you'll have to compile the kernel yourself as they are just patches against the kernel source. After upgrading could you test out the FTP speed issue and post to the list? Chris On Sat, Mar 30, 2002 at 05:15:49PM +0100, J. W. Andersen, ICCC wrote: > Sure. It's an ASUS motherboard with an Intel Pentium III processor, 700 MHz, 256 MB >SDRAM. > > As to kernel update: I have just got an 2.4.16 kernel as SuSE RPM, > that is pretty simple to install. Will that do - or do I have to > compile kernel from source ? (some piece of work...) > > I noticed, that iptables is meanwhile out in version 1.2.6a - I guess I could > download and compile that, provided it's supposed to be better than the 1.2.2,which >I have ? > > Regards, Joern. > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > >>> Chris Wilkes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 30-03-02 16:09:05 >>> > On Sat, Mar 30, 2002 at 03:27:33PM +0100, J. W. Andersen, ICCC wrote: > > > > We have a 2Mb Internet connection, and the problems typically occurs > > on FTP sites, which are normally very fast - our local McAfee updates > > site or a nearby university offering Sunsite and Netscape mirrorring, > > for example. > > Could you post what specs you have on your firewall box? Like > processor, ram, etc. > > I notice that you have the 2.4.10 kernel. That's pretty old. Is it > possible to upgrade? >
