I recompiled my kernel in redhat 9 but everytime I put a <M> in front of something I get an error when I type make modules. So I took out anything that I would put a <M> in front of and it works but when I boot I get this error:

modprobe: Can't open dependencies file /lib/modules/2.4.20-18.9/modules.dep (No such file or directory)
iptables v1.2.7a: can't initialize iptables table `filter': Table does not exist (do you need to insmod?)
Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded.
modprobe: Can't open dependencies file /lib/modules/2.4.20-18.9/modules.dep (No such file or directory)
iptables v1.2.7a: can't initialize iptables table `filter': Table does not exist (do you need to insmod?)
Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded.

What error do you get when you type "make modules"?

I found out what the problem was, I wasnt using make mrproper first. Thanks for the help though