> > Daniel Woods wrote: > > > After modifying /etc/conf.modules with 'alias binfmt-0000 binfmt_misc' > > > (also tried BillK's suggested 'alias binfmt-0000 binfmt_aout'), I simply > > > try 'ipchains -nL' and get the following error only the first time... > > > Sep 22 11:32:36 24 insmod: Note: /etc/conf.modules is more recent than > > > /lib/modules/2.2.16-9mdksecure/modules.dep > > > Sep 22 11:32:36 24 modprobe: Note: /etc/conf.modules is more recent than > > > /lib/modules/2.2.16-9mdksecure/modules.dep > > > > > > Which seems ok. I take it that it reloaded the conf.modules file. > > > Do I have to do a reboot or is this enough (I tried both) ? > > > > Not OK. You have only edited the config file - you need to run depmod > > -a ("man depmod", modules are a real pain!) to read the new config and > > write to to the dependencies file (note that most distro's run this > > command in the initscripts on boot, so reboot will also work.) > > BillK > > Tried doing that, and tried rebooting, but still not fixed. > I get no more log errors but 'ipchains -nL' still shows nothing. Another list pointed me to the fact that I might be trying to run a binary of size 0. A search with 'find / -perm 755 -empty -print' indeed revealed that /sbin/ipchains was size 0. No wonder it never returned anything. > Even more weird now is that my gateway machine's eth1 for LAN > can no longer ping the other LAN machines, and vice-versa. However, > The LAN machines can ping each other (not the gateway) but cannot > access the internet via eth0 (since it can't go through eth1). I still have this problem. Does anyone know why ? Thanks... Dan.
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