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Title: iptables
Post by: cwalstad on June 25, 2004, 05:56:45 pm

I'm trying to get iptables to work on my zaurus.  I have the 5600 with kernel 2.4.18 and the standard sharp ROM 1.00. I installed the iptables and iptables-modules ipk packages from the Zaurus Software Index but it still isn't working. I am trying to filter based on mac address with the command:

iptables -A INPUT -m mac --mac-source XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX -j DROP

but i get an error message like:

can't initialize iptables table 'filter': iptables who? (do you need to insmod?) Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded

Has anyone been able to get iptables running?  Any advice? Thanks.

Chris

Title: iptables
Post by: Stubear on June 25, 2004, 11:27:44 pm

Check that the files in the iptables-modules ipk are actually for the 2.4.18 kernel

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ipkg files iptables-modules will show you the installed files.

Otherwise you may need to do as the error msg suggested and modprobe the modules before running iptables (although the z should do that automatically)

Stu