On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 23:48:32 +0200, Alexander Dalloz <alexander.dalloz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Am Mo, den 18.10.2004 schrieb Linn Kubler um 23:23: > > > > > Installed and running FC2 in Virtual PC 2004. Now I'm trying to > > configure iptables and when I type 'iptables -L' at the command prompt > > I get this error message: > > > > iptables v1.2.9: can't initialize iptables table 'filter' : iptables > > who? (do you need to insmod?) > > perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded. > > > > I've run up2date so I would think iptables and the kernel are updated, > > right? Any suggestions on how to correct this problem? What is > > insmod? > > > Linn > > rpm -q iptables > --> to see it is really installed > > Don't use insmod, if you think you need to manually load kernel modules, > then use modprobe. But this is not needed if you use the iptables > service. > > Run "service iptables restart". If you did not already manually change > the /etc/sysconfig/iptables configuration file and made faults, it will > (re)start the service. > Ok, rpm -q iptables returns: iptables-1.2.9-2.3.1 When I run "service iptables restart" I get this response: Applying iptables firewall rules: iptables-restore v1.2.9: iptables-restore: unable to initializetable 'filter' Error occrred at line:3 Try 'iptables-restore -h' or 'iptables-restore --help' for more information. I have not modified the iptables configuration file and upon looking at /etc/sysconfig/iptables-config everything is commented out. Looking at /etc/sysconfig/iptables I see that the first two lines are comments and the third line reads: *filter. Is the asterix causing the problem? Thanks for prompt response, Linn
