Re: [gentoo-user] OT - ipkungfu

[Andrew Frink]

On 1/11/06, Michael Sullivan <michael@××××××××××××.com> wrote:
>
> I'm trying to install ipkungfoo on my server box.  I followed the
> instructions in the README file.  When I went to start it, it gave me a
> string of errors, that I'm not sure how to fix:
>
> bullet ipkungfu # ipkungfu
> Checking configuration...
> FATAL: Module ip_tables not found.
> iptables v1.3.4: can't initialize iptables table `filter': iptables who?
> (do you need to insmod?)
> Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded.
>
> ipkungfu can't create new chains or the script was interrupted
> previously!
> Flushing iptables rulesets...
> FATAL: Module ip_tables not found.
> iptables v1.3.4: can't initialize iptables table `filter': iptables who?
> (do you need to insmod?)
> Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded.
> Clearing old chains and tables...
> cat: /proc/net/ip_tables_names: No such file or directory
> Your kernel lacks LOG support required by this script. Aborting.
>
> Any clues?  It sounds to me like it's a kernel module thing, but what
> would a kernel module have to do with a firewall?  It said that iptables
> might be out of date, but iptables was emerged right before ipkungfu.
> If it matters, the kernel info is:
>
> bullet ipkungfu # uname -a
> Linux bullet 2.6.14-gentoo-r5 #1 SMP Mon Dec 26 14:54:40 CST 2005 i586
> AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
>
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Michael,
there is a whole section in menuconfig "netfilter" the firewall is a kernel
thing. you need to have support in your kernel, although i would thing the
iptables ebuild would look for it.

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