iptables problem...

[Michael Schwendt]

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 10:55:42 -0500, Linn Kubler wrote:

> > No netfilter/iptables modules loaded at all, and for some reason,
> > they are not loaded automatically either. What do you get for..?
> > 
> >   rpm -V iptables kernel modutils
> > 
> > Your kernel is not the latest, btw.
> > 
> > > modprobe: FATAL: Module ip_tables not found.
> > 
> > Very bad. Could be that your installed kernel packages is corrupted
> > and you're missing modules. Above command should detect that.
> > 
> When I run the rpm verify I get no messages, it just runs for a bit
> and then I get a new prompt.  I'm assuming this is good at least no
> errors.  But then running the "service iptables restart" command gives
> the same error as before.
> 
> Keep in mind that this is running on a Virtual PC and that I had to
> download and install an update to make it work in the first place. 

I'm aware of that since your first message in this thread. I just
wanted to rule out damaged packages as the cause of it. The other
errors you get are an indication that the system is not fully working.

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