> I've just upgraded from kernel 3.15 to 3.19.1 and iptables fails on > boot with:- > > "can't initialize iptables table `nat': Table does not exist (do you > need to insmod?) Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be > upgraded." > > I receive the same message for ip6tables. I'm using the latest > version 1.4.21. I rebuilt and reinstalled iptables but to no avail. > > I always build static kernels so it's not a module issue. I used the > same .config with the new kernel, and I've checked /proc/config.gz, > which looks the same as before. When I reboot the box with the old > kernel image iptables and ip6tables come up just fine. > > Any help would be much appreciated before i tear out my remaining > hair. It must be something simple that I've overlooked. > > Richard
Richard, I'm assuming you didn't patch your way there, but went for the whole tomato. If'n it were me, I'd rebuild the kernel with the config file that came with it for starters. I've found there's lots of action on the firewalls, really as one would expect these days. -- Paul Rogers [email protected] Rogers' Second Law: "Everything you do communicates." (I do not personally endorse any additions after this line. TANSTAAFL :-) -- http://www.fastmail.com - IMAP accessible web-mail -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
