> > Daniel Woods wrote:
> > > After modifying /etc/conf.modules with 'alias binfmt-0000 binfmt_misc'
> > > (also tried BillK's suggested 'alias binfmt-0000 binfmt_aout'), I simply
> > > try 'ipchains -nL' and get the following error only the first time...
> > > Sep 22 11:32:36 24 insmod: Note: /etc/conf.modules is more recent than
> > > /lib/modules/2.2.16-9mdksecure/modules.dep
> > > Sep 22 11:32:36 24 modprobe: Note: /etc/conf.modules is more recent than
> > > /lib/modules/2.2.16-9mdksecure/modules.dep
> > >
> > > Which seems ok. I take it that it reloaded the conf.modules file.
> > > Do I have to do a reboot or is this enough (I tried both) ?
> >
> > Not OK. You have only edited the config file - you need to run depmod
> > -a ("man depmod", modules are a real pain!) to read the new config and
> > write to to the dependencies file (note that most distro's run this
> > command in the initscripts on boot, so reboot will also work.)
> > BillK
>
> Tried doing that, and tried rebooting, but still not fixed.
> I get no more log errors but 'ipchains -nL' still shows nothing.
Another list pointed me to the fact that I might be trying to run
a binary of size 0. A search with 'find / -perm 755 -empty -print'
indeed revealed that /sbin/ipchains was size 0.
No wonder it never returned anything.
> Even more weird now is that my gateway machine's eth1 for LAN
> can no longer ping the other LAN machines, and vice-versa. However,
> The LAN machines can ping each other (not the gateway) but cannot
> access the internet via eth0 (since it can't go through eth1).
I still have this problem. Does anyone know why ?
Thanks... Dan.
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