[Gllug] ip-tables and ipchains

[Sean Burlington]

Adrian McMenamin wrote:
> Even though I am using a 2.4 series kernel (RH 7.3), it appears to me that I 
> am using ipchains and not iptables and when I attempt to run commands like 
> iptables -L - I get a whole series of error messages 
> 
> 
> [root at landslide Adrian]# /sbin/iptables -L
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: init_module: 
> Device or resource busy
> Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including 
> invalid IO or IRQ parameters
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: insmod 
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o failed
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: insmod ip_tables 
> failed
> iptables v1.2.5: can't initialize iptables table `filter': iptables who? (do 
> you need to insmod?)
> Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded.
> 
> 
> Is this a problem? Should I be satisfied with ipcahins (I won't post up that 
> for obvious reasons).
> 
> Adrian
> 
> 

you have ipchains running - and can't use both

just remove the ipchains module - and start the iptables one instead

you need to do

rmmod ipchains
insmod ip_tables

or edit the rc entries for iptables and ipchains

-- 

Sean



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