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DateSun, 9 Apr 2006 10:43:13 +0300
FromVille Herva <>
SubjectRe: Linux 2.6.17-rc1: /sbin/iptables does not find kernel netfilter
On Sun, Apr 09, 2006 at 06:09:44AM +0200, you [Patrick McHardy] wrote:
> Ville Herva wrote:
> > I upgraded from 2.6.15-rc7 to 2.6.17-rc1. rc1 seems nice other than that
> > iptables stopped working:
> > 
> >  failed iptables v1.3.5: can't initialize iptables table filter: iptables
> >  who? (do you need to insmod?) 
> >  Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded.
> > 
> > iptables is compiled in the kernel, not a module:
> >  CONFIG_NETFILTER=y
> > 
> > I can even do "modprobe iptable_nat" successfully (iptable_nat is module),
> > but iptables refuses to work. iptables is of version iptables-1.3.5-1.2. 
> > 
> > The kernel config is copied with make oldconfig from 2.6.15-rc7 (which
> > worked), not much else has changed. I just booted back to 2.6.15-rc7 and
> > verified it works. Any ideas?
> 
> Most likely you didn't enable the new xtables options. Please post your
> full config.

The full .config is here
 http://www.iki.fi/v/tmp/2.6.17-rc1.config

I indeed do not have xfilter enabled (I was unaware that such thing had been
introduced :):
--8<-----------------------------------------------------------------------
...
CONFIG_NETFILTER=y
# CONFIG_NETFILTER_DEBUG is not set
#
# Core Netfilter Configuration
#
# CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK is not set
# CONFIG_NETFILTER_XTABLES is not set

#
# IP: Netfilter Configuration
#
CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK=m
# CONFIG_IP_NF_CT_ACCT is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK_MARK is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_CT_PROTO_SCTP is not set
CONFIG_IP_NF_FTP=m
# CONFIG_IP_NF_IRC is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_NETBIOS_NS is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_TFTP is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_AMANDA is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_PPTP is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_H323 is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_QUEUE is not set
...
--8<-----------------------------------------------------------------------
I'll try building a new kernel with CONFIG_NETFILTER_XTABLES enabled and
report back. Thanks!


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