CentOS 5.2 iptables module problem ("ip_conntrack_netbi
i'm new user of CentOS.
when i start my firewall,
the iptables module ("ipconntracknetbios_ns")
got FAILED.
how to add CentOS kernel module so i did not get
FAILED when loading "ipconntracknetbios_ns".
when i check with lsmod, it is empty
[root@xyz ~]# lsmod
Module Size Used by
[root@xyz ~]#
btw, how to upgrade kernel of CentOS 5.2?
I use CentOS 5.2 in Linode 360
when i check the rpm, i did not found the
kernel package.
[root@xyz ~]# rpm -qa | grep -i kernel
kernel-headers-2.6.18-92.1.10.el5
[root@xyz ~]# ls /boot/
grub message
[root@xyz ~]#
thanks for your help.
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mwalling@you ~$ uname -a
Linux you 2.6.18.8-domU-linode7 #1 SMP Mon Feb 11 13:45:54 EST 2008 i686 Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU L5335 @ 2.00GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
mwalling@you ~$ zgrep "NETBIOS" /proc/config.gz
CONFIGIPNFNETBIOSNS is not set
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That means you are probably going to have to build it as a module using the source from http://linode.com/src/
The kernels that your Linode runs are provided by Linode, not by your distribution.
[root@xyz ~]# uname -a
Linux iv6.net 2.6.18.8-linode10 #2 SMP Sat Jul 19 20:24:32 EDT 2008 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
[root@xyz ~]# zgrep "NETBIOS" /proc/config.gz
# CONFIG_IP_NF_NETBIOS_NS is not set
[root@xyz ~]#
yes, our configuration is similar.( 2.6.18.8 ).
mine is linode10, yours is domU-linode7.
how to build a kernel module from
is it equal like build a vanilla kernel?
any URL that explain it?
hehmm ..
a new thing for me.
i think i can upgrade my own operating system (in VPS),
but now i knew that the operating system doesn't like
an ordinary installation of centos.
Edit /etc/sysconfig/iptables-config and comment out the following line.
Replace:
IPTABLESMODULES="ipconntracknetbiosns"
With:
IPTABLESMODULES="ipconntracknetbiosns"
@arv:
how to build a kernel module from
http://linode.com/src/ is it equal like build a vanilla kernel?
any URL that explain it?
Yes, it's like building a vanilla kernel, but you don't have to compile the kernel itself, just the module(s).
This is only possible in Xen linodes. There have been at least two recent threads on the subject: