From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mta1.math.wisc.edu ([144.92.166.194]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1GmFA2-0005Qt-00 for ; Mon, 20 Nov 2006 14:50:34 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by mta1.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id E83F774267 for ; Mon, 20 Nov 2006 13:49:58 -0600 (CST) Received: from mta1.math.wisc.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mta1 [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 23834-10 for ; Mon, 20 Nov 2006 13:49:55 -0600 (CST) Received: from ulam.math.wisc.edu (ulam.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.245]) by mta1.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7A5B74232 for ; Mon, 20 Nov 2006 13:49:55 -0600 (CST) Received: from vv507j (vv507j.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.75]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-MD5 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ulam.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id E36A42BD9E for ; Mon, 20 Nov 2006 13:49:55 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <048e01c70cdd$0da32590$4ba65c90@vv507j> From: "John Heim" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20061118013343.GA1202@localhost.localdomain> Subject: Re: gentoo iptables problem Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 13:49:55 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 X-UWMath-MailScanner: amavisd-new at math.wisc.edu X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:50:34 -0000 I think the module is actually called ip_tables. The ip_tables module keeps a table of packet filtering rules inmemory. The table is manipulated via the iptables program. Saying either 'modinfo ip_tables' or 'modprobe ip_tables' should work. If not, the module did not get compiled. [I like to use 'ye' when talking about 'you in general'.] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory Nowak" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 7:33 PM Subject: Re: gentoo iptables problem > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > No, you don't understand. There's a binary called iptables, and there > is a kernel module also called iptables, (though if you want to be > specific, that's actually called iptables.co), that you load via > modprobe. If the kernel module isn't loaded, or is not built into the > kernel, or can't be automagically loaded when needed, you can do with > the iptables binary whatever you want, and it still won't work without > that module. > > Greg > > > On Fri, Nov 17, 2006 at 06:48:34PM -0500, Jude DaShiell wrote: >> John, that's right when the emerge happened iptables was built as a >> program not a module. It's probably some useflag that needs setting >> correctly for this to build as a module. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > - -- > web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org > gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc > skype: gregn1 > (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) > > - -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@EU.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFFXmL37s9z/XlyUyARAmrhAKCceRKkw3p2WWBynsxvm4s0idRFjQCfZ/co > ttzYoZj3S6KNCM3gJ/7wyds= > =iZZI > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >