failed to configure iptables with 2.6.16 kernel

On Tue, Mar 28, 2006 at 01:10:54PM +0000, Hubert Tonneau
wrote:
> Harald Welte wrote:
> >
> > this sounds like you're missing support for the
tcp/udp match.
> > This functionality is implemented in
xt_tcpudp.{c,ko}, which is compiled
> > as soon as x_tables is compiled.
> 
> Loading 'xt_tcpudp' module solves the problem. Thanks
for the answer.

great.

> So, the problem was just that the new 'x_tables'
module is loaded automatically
> according to modules dependencies, but 'xt_tcpudp' is
not.

that is strange, since the iptables userspace program should
explicitly
request loading that module.  

unfortunately you didn't reply to my question on the
version number of
the iptables program.  Maybe we have some yet-unknown issues
with old
iptables versions, and I want to get to the bottom of this.

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