Archive for the tag 'Linux Kernel'

SBDavid
Jul 15th, 2009

Enable IPTABLES support in Linux Kernel

Enable IPTABLES support in Linux Kernel

You need to recompile kernel to enable IPTABLES support. I am giving the steps to enable IPTABLES support during kernel recompilation.

Get into the kernel source directory:

# cd /usr/local/src/kernel
# make menuconfig

Select the following option (not as a loadable module)

Networking >> Networking options >> Network packet filtering (replaces ipchains) >> Core Netfilter Configuration >> Netfilter Xtables support (required for ip_tables) and select the all following options as modules.

Networking >> Networking options >> Network packet filtering (replaces ipchains) >> IP: Net Filter configurationS >> IP Tables support

# make
# make modules
# make modules_install
# make install
SBDavid
Jun 8th, 2009

How to enable IPTABLES support in Linux Kernel

How to enable IPTABLES support in Linux Kernel

You need to recompile kernel to enable IPTABLES support.

Get into the kernel source directory:

# cd /usr/local/src/kernel [download kernel source from kernel.org]
# Copy your current running kernel config.
# make menuconfig

Networking >> Networking options >> Network packet filtering (replaces ipchains) >> IP: Net Filter configurationS >> IP Tables support

# make
# make modules
# make modules_install
# make install

Move to /boot/grub and then modify your current grub config to load the new kernel.