Hi, I am running Slackware 10.1 kernel 2.6.16. I followed the instructions given in the following link - http://www.howtoforge.net/custom_iptables_firewall however with the modifications relevant to Slackware. Now when I run the rc.firewall script I get the following error message - the /etc/firewall/firewall.conf.iptables file is missing. Have I missed something or there should be a default file somwhere? Any suggestions?
Have a look here: http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/sh...ighlight=/etc/firewall/firewall.conf.iptables
Hi, Thanks for the prompt reply, I tried the link mentioned in your reply and put the firewall.conf.iptables file in /etc/firewall/ Now when I run the firewall I get the following rather lengthy output on the console - Being a complete newbie in this particular area, I am at loss to know what is going on. I hope you can throw some light on this.
Did you save firewall.conf.iptables with Unix linebreaks or with Windows linebreaks? You must save it with Unix linebreaks.
Looks ok. I found this about your iptables error: http://archives.free.net.ph/message/20060211.185942.46451b7f.en.html
Thanks falko, for the prompt reply. However, I found the link mentioned by you already and have recompiled the kernel with the said parameter = y. Still the error messages ceases to go away. I don't know what is going on. By the way, I have no chkconfig in slackware. But even then the firewall should start, and this is not happening.
