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From: Willie Wong <wwong@Princeton.EDU>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Newbie - Missing IPtables
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 15:00:06 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050727190006.GA19815@princeton.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <42E7D5D4.1000403@igoe.me.uk>

On Wed, Jul 27, 2005 at 07:43:32PM +0100, Tim Igoe wrote:
> cd /usr/src/linux
> 
> make menuconfig
> 
> edit the kernel options to set up the iptables parts needed in the
> kernel (can't rememebr where they are - not just at my normal box atm)

In 2.6.11, it is under

  Device Drivers -> Networking Support -> Networking Options
    -> Network Packet Filtering -> IP: Netfilter configurations

> 
> then install the new kernel like you did originally
> 
> emerge iptables to get the user space tools to control the kernel
> iptables chains.
> 
> Eldon Ziegler wrote:
> > I successfully installed my first gentoo but didn't get iptables. The
> > HOWTO says, "As for the kernel all you must do is enable iptable
> > support." but not how to do that? Do I have to redo the complete
> > install? (about 12 hours).
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Eldon Ziegler
> > 
> 
> -- 
> Tim Igoe
> tim@igoe.me.uk
> http://tim.igoe.me.uk - Personal Site
> http://tv.igoe.me.uk - UK TV Guide
> 
> "Computers are like Air-con, open windows and they stop working!"



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  reply	other threads:[~2005-07-27 19:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-07-27 18:40 [gentoo-user] Newbie - Missing IPtables Eldon Ziegler
2005-07-27 18:43 ` Tim Igoe
2005-07-27 19:00   ` Willie Wong [this message]
2005-07-27 19:56   ` Kit
2005-07-28  9:21   ` Bastian Balthazar Bux
2005-07-28 22:35     ` A. Khattri
2005-07-29 15:12       ` Bastian Balthazar Bux

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