Environment: RedHat 9.0 Kernel 2.4.20-8

Now, I removed iptables-1.2.7a with Redhat, and want to install iptables 1.2.9, have downloaded the source code,
1) run the following commands:
make KERNEL_DIR=/usr/src/linux-2.4
make install KERNEL_DIR=/usr/src/linux-2.4

2) compile kernel

3) reboot

but, iptables service wasn't started, I run service iptables start and system told me: iptables: unrecognized service

so I checked /etc/xinetd.d, iptables not there,

I think I did wrong, anyone can give me some ideas?

Thx

The RPM for iptables also installed the scripts in /etc/rc.d/init.d and placed symbolic links in /etc/rc.d/rc.3 etc. to start and stop iptables
Uninstalling the RPM should have removed these scripts.

You (hopefully) should have the files /sbin/iptables (or /usr/sbin/iptables)
running /sbin/iptables -V to check you are looking at the version you installed.

you could then try to load the iptables modules with
modprobe ip_tables

then run
lsmod
and you should see the ip_tables and possible iptable_filter modules loaded.

Then use the /sbin/iptables command to build your firewall rules.
as you use things in your firewall like connection tracking, the relevent module should load automagically. (like ip_conntrack)

You could however install the RPM for iptables again and keep a copy of the /etc/rc.d/init.d/iptables and /etc/rc.d/rc*.d/*iptables files, as well as /etc/sysconfig/iptables* to use after the upgrade.

Thank you, drws,
Can I compile the iptables 1.2.9 into rpm and then install it?

You can build your own rpms, but they would only contain the stuff in the source code you've got (they would still be missing the redhat scripts)

If you want the cutting-edge rpms for you system you can try the RPMS from the Fedora project which is now where the old "RawHide" RPMS reside.

iptables 1.2.9: (download all 3)
ftp://ftp.mirror.ac.uk/sites/fedora....9-1.1.i386.rpm
ftp://ftp.mirror.ac.uk/sites/fedora....9-1.1.i386.rpm
ftp://ftp.mirror.ac.uk/sites/fedora....9-1.1.i386.rpm

Fedora Core 1 replaced RedHat 9 as the free RedHat Linux OS. http://fedora.redhat.com)
RawHide is what RedHat calls their cutting/bleeding-edge rpms.

You can give these rpms a try, I can't say for sure if they'll work or not on your system, but if your happy to start again if they don't, then what have you got to lose?

additional:

If you building a system for youself now, why not try the Fedora Core 1 OS, as RedHat 9 is due to be retired in the next few months.
At least then you'll be able to keep up2date with the latest rpms.