[plug] gateway problem

[Leon Brooks]

On Saturday 22 December 2001 22:12, Rob Dunne wrote:
>       do you mean on the desktop or gateway machine?

Gateway.

> while on the gateway
> [root at lycra robd]# /sbin/iptables -xvnL
> /lib/modules/2.4.2-2/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/2.4.2-2/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: insmod
> /lib/modules/2.4.2-2/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o failed
> /lib/modules/2.4.2-2/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: insmod
> ip_tables failed iptables v1.2.1a: can't initialize iptables table
> `filter': iptables who? (do you need to insmod?) Perhaps iptables or your
> kernel needs to be upgraded.

Try ipchains.

> [root at lycra robd]# cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
> 0

echo 1 >/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward

> it is a RH 7.1 with a 2.4.2-2 kernel. The lack of IP forwarding sounds
> fatal.

'tis.