thanks Gideon and people who responded to my question. i'll try it at once.
thanks, marc > Marc Winster Chan wrote: >> lsmod list >> Module Size Used by Not tainted >> ipchains 43560 11 >> >> then i do a rmmod ipchains >> ipchains: Device or resource busy >> >> i'm using rh 7.3 with default kernel. > > You should have told us that you were using Red Hat 7.3 earlier. :) > > Anyway, here it goes. > > > 1. Use "/etc/init.d/ipchains stop" as root to stop ipchains. You > now, instead of using rmmod, use "modprobe -r" just in case the > ipchains module is still loaded. > > 2. Delete the file /etc/sysconfig/ipchains or move it to another > folder. Red Hat's default behavior is to load ipchains, if that > file exists and contains ipchains configuration,when you start > your computer. > > There you go. Now use iptables. From there, you'll just have to convert > those ipchains rule to their iptables equivalent > > If you want to save your iptables config, type this on the commandline: > > iptables-save>/etc/sysconfig/iptables > > Like ipchains, if Red Hat finds /etc/sysconfig/iptables on start-up, it > will load iptables with the configuration stored on that file. > > > > Gideon > > _ > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at > http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at > http://marc.free.net.ph > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
