i have tried but cant seem to get it to work......

[*nixVirgin]

if someone can help i would be very greatful....

i have a new build of gentoo - started from a stage one - i compiled my own kernel using genkernel --config

i have emerged kde and fwbuilder and they both work fine.

have configured a script using fwbuilder and that compiled ok

however - when running the script (as root) i get :

iptables v1.2.8: can't initialize iptables table `filter': Table does not exist (do you need to insmod?)
Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded.

i have tired various configs in the kernel but am just not making any headway....

box is multi-homed and works fine - trust and untrust int's are fine.

.config file is as follows..... (not all of it)

#
# Networking options
#
CONFIG_PACKET=m
# CONFIG_PACKET_MMAP is not set
CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV=m
CONFIG_NETFILTER=y
# CONFIG_NETFILTER_DEBUG is not set
# CONFIG_FILTER is not set
CONFIG_UNIX=y
CONFIG_INET=y
CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST=y
CONFIG_IP_ADVANCED_ROUTER=y
CONFIG_IP_MULTIPLE_TABLES=y
CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_FWMARK=y
CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_NAT=y
CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_MULTIPATH=y
CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_TOS=y
CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_VERBOSE=y
CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_LARGE_TABLES=y
CONFIG_IP_PNP=y
CONFIG_IP_PNP_DHCP=y
CONFIG_IP_PNP_BOOTP=y
CONFIG_IP_PNP_RARP=y
CONFIG_NET_IPIP=m
CONFIG_NET_IPGRE=m
# CONFIG_NET_IPGRE_BROADCAST is not set
# CONFIG_IP_MROUTE is not set
# CONFIG_ARPD is not set
CONFIG_INET_ECN=y
# CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES is not set

#
# IP: Netfilter Configuration
#
CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_FTP=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_AMANDA=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_TFTP=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_TALK=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_RSH=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_H323=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_EGG=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK_MARK=y
CONFIG_IP_NF_IRC=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_QUAKE3=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_CT_PROTO_GRE=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_PPTP=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MMS=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_CUSEEME=m
# CONFIG_IP_NF_QUEUE is not set
CONFIG_IP_NF_IPTABLES=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_RPC=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_LIMIT=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_QUOTA=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_POOL=m
# CONFIG_IP_POOL_STATISTICS is not set
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_IPRANGE=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MAC=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_PKTTYPE=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MARK=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MULTIPORT=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MPORT=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TOS=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_RECENT=m
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TIME is not set
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_RANDOM=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_PSD=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_NTH=m
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_IPV4OPTIONS is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_FUZZY is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_CONDITION is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_ECN is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_DSCP is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_AH_ESP is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_LENGTH is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TTL is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TCPMSS is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_STEALTH is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_REALM is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_HELPER is not set
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_STATE=m
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_CONNMARK is not set
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_CONNLIMIT=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_CONNTRACK=m
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_UNCLEAN is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_STRING is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_OWNER is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_FILTER is not set
CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_NEEDED=y
CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_MASQUERADE=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_REDIRECT=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_AMANDA=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_TALK=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_H323=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_SAME=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_NETMAP=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_LOCAL=y
CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_SNMP_BASIC=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_IRC=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_QUAKE3=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_MMS=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_CUSEEME=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_FTP=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_TFTP=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_PPTP=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_PROTO_GRE=m
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MANGLE is not set
CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_LOG=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_ROUTE=m
# CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_CONNMARK is not set
CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_TTL=m
# CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_ULOG is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_TCPMSS is not set
CONFIG_IP_NF_ARPTABLES=m
# CONFIG_IP_NF_ARPFILTER is not set
CONFIG_IP_NF_COMPAT_IPCHAINS=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_NEEDED=y
CONFIG_IP_NF_COMPAT_IPFWADM=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_NEEDED=y

#
# IP: Virtual Server Configuration
#
# CONFIG_IP_VS is not set
CONFIG_IPV6=m

#
# IPv6: Netfilter Configuration
#
CONFIG_IP6_NF_QUEUE=m
CONFIG_IP6_NF_IPTABLES=m
# CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_LIMIT is not set
# CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_MAC is not set
# CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_RT is not set
# CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_OPTS is not set
# CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_FRAG is not set
# CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_HL is not set
# CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_FUZZY is not set
# CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_CONDITION is not set
# CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_MULTIPORT is not set
# CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_OWNER is not set
# CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_MARK is not set
# CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_IPV6HEADER is not set
# CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_AHESP is not set
# CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_LENGTH is not set
# CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_EUI64 is not set
# CONFIG_IP6_NF_FILTER is not set
# CONFIG_IP6_NF_MANGLE is not set
# CONFIG_KHTTPD is not set
# CONFIG_ATM is not set
# CONFIG_VLAN_8021Q is not set
# CONFIG_IPX is not set
# CONFIG_ATALK is not set

if anyone can suggest what i sould be using of would like to paste the sections of their .config file so i can use the settings - i will try return the favor sometime.....

hoping someone can help......
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[hadfield]

Well it looks like you need the iptable_filter.o module. In my config I have:
CONFIG_FILTER=y
CONFIG_IP_NF_FILTER=m

You can try changing these things in your .config file, or just go into make menuconfig and select:

Networking Options -> Netfilter Configuration -> Packet filtering

Hope that helps,
Scott