naimslim89:
oh, dear, it sounds very scary for the newbie i am... i don't know if i have the source code. how can i check it?
in case it means anything, i'm using kanotix64 (based on knoppix).
abisko00:
i'm afraid i can't understand the answers

do you think you could please be so kind as to tell me whether it's ok or not?
For Linux 2.6.x: You must enable (as a module "M" or compiled-in "Y") the following features in your kernel:
"Device Drivers / Networking support / Universal TUN/TAP device driver support" (CONFIG_TUN)
CONFIG_TUN=m
CONFIG_TUNER_3036=m
"Device Drivers / Networking support / Networking Options / Network Packet Filtering (replaces ipchains) / IP: Netfilter Configuration / Connection tracking (required for masq/NAT)" (CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK)
CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK_MARK=y
"Device Drivers / Networking support / Networking Options / Network Packet Filtering (replaces ipchains) / IP: Netfilter Configuration / IP tables support (required for filtering/masq/NAT)" (CONFIG_IP_NF_IPTABLES)
CONFIG_IP_NF_IPTABLES=m
"Device Drivers / Networking support / Networking Options / Network Packet Filtering (replaces ipchains) / IP: Netfilter Configuration / MASQUERADE target support" (CONFIG_IP_NF_MASQUERADE)
for this one, it doesn't say anything. just shows the prompt in a new line.
is it so that all the features except for the last one are enabled?