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Sacarino
02-08-2002, 01:40 PM
Ok, I am totally stumped. Perhaps you guys can help me out.

*background*
I had the standard RH 6.0 install with the 2.2.5-15 kernel, and then upgraded the kernel to 2.2.20 to get support for a network card and soundcard that were built into the motherboard. The new kernel came from kernels.org. I have two network cards operating in the computer now, and I am after a bridge/router configuration.
*end background*

IPChains refuses to work with this kernel version. It flat out says "incompatible with kernel." So, I tried to upgrade it to a later version of IPChains, grabbing newer ones from RedHat's website.

To date, no copy of IPChains that I can install will run under my kernel. I would downgrade the kernel, only then I'd lose the network card onboard - defeating the purpose of running IPChains.

I've been eyeballing docs and how-to files for so long, I think I've lost perspective. Anyone out there think you can help?


Thanks,
Sac

furrycat
02-10-2002, 09:03 PM
You need to compile packet filtering support into the kernel or (compile and) load the ipchains module.