ipchains -=> error: "Protocol not available"

oUTLAw · 09-09-2001, 04:55 PM

Yes, the Subject says, it all.
Well, not really all:

If I run the following command:
/sbin/ipchains -A forward -i ppp0 -j MASQ
I'll get an error:
ipchains: Protocol not available

?????

oh, I'm using the kernel 2.4.7

acid_kewpie · 09-09-2001, 05:28 PM

i didn't nkow how to fix your problem, sorry.

Please don't just re post the same question tho

rolf · 09-09-2001, 06:00 PM

From what I gather, ipchains is being abandoned in favor of iptables. Is suse rpm-based? If so, it might be you don't have ipchains installed.

$ rpm -q ipchains
$ rpm -q iptables

But, I think you ought to learn about iptables as, from what I have read, it is better and not much different in terms of configuring than ipchains.

ascii2k · 09-10-2001, 09:49 AM

Just a thought... Isn't PPP something that has to be compiled into the kernel(or as module)?? You might verify that you have support for it. That sounds like what the error message is saying..IMHO.