[Gllug] isntalling iptables

[Ivan Dimitrov]

Hi
just type from shell       rpm -q iptables

if you get any result then it is installed into your system already !
I spoke with redhat  sometime ago and they told me that by defalult
in 7.2 /the one i also use/ ipchaines are the firewall tool. This mean
that you have to disable ipchaines and enable iptables !!!
To to this from shell change to root   type   su and enter root passwd
then type ./usr/sbin/setup    and choose System Services !!! Disable 
ipchains and enable
iptables from there / you can use ./sbin/chkconfig if you are command line 
person/
  go to init 1 and then back to init 3 or 5 to restart all services or 
start iptables from its
bin location in the install dir.Or restart the system / bad habit :) but it 
won't hurt/

You don't have gui for iptables at this stage although i am sure there must 
be something around if you
look hard enough !!! You have to write all your rules by hand !!!
Hope this help

Best of luck

ivan


At 16:50 26/11/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>Jim Bailey wrote:
>>On Monday, November 26, 2001, at 01:59 PM, will wrote:
>>
>>>All,
>>>
>>>I want to install iptables but I haven't got a clue where to start.  I 
>>>tried:
>>>
>>>#insmod iptables
>>>
>>>but it said that module was not found.  I guess it hasn't been installed 
>>>(pretty much a standard RH 7.2 install).  Anyone have any idea how do I 
>>>install it?  I am guessing one or two of you do :-)
>>>
>>>Will.
>
> >
> > Hi Will,
> >
> > I think that iptables needs to be installed as a kernel module at
> > compile time if it isn't there you may need to recompile your kernel again.
> >
> > Peace Jim
>
>Dash, I am about 40 minutes uptime up on my manager and I don't want to 
>spoil it or bounce his machine after he has gone home.  Can I compile a 
>module without doing the whole kernel?
>
>Will.
>
>
>
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