ipchains and 2.4.2?

[Tyr-7BE]

I FINALLY got 2.4.2 kernel to function. Now it's just a matter of getting it to work. My biggest concern right now is ipchains. Are they supported in 2.4.2? If they are, I can't find them in the config options. Am I not looking hard enough? Can I install ipchains as a module? Are these stupid questions?

[bdl]

Yes in the new kernel series iptables is backwards compatible and you can build ipchains into the kernel or as a module. You'll find it under -

Networking Options
Network Packet Filtering
[and then a little below] IP: Netfilter Configuration

So far, I've found that if I build it as a module, kmod will not call it automatically so I still add it to a startup script, obviously before any firewalling is called.
Luck!