can't initialize iptables table `filter'

[Brian J. Murrell]

"Brian J. Murrell" <bmurrell@turbolinux.com> wrote:
> David Ford <david@kalifornia.com> wrote:
> > are you using iptables version 1.1.0?
> 
> You betcha!  Fresh outta CVS even.
> 
> I'm currently doing a 
> 
> CONFIG_MODULES=y
> # CONFIG_MODVERSIONS is not set
> # CONFIG_KMOD is not set
> 
> build to see if the rubmlings here that netfilter/iptables simply does
> not work with a kernel that does not support modules are true.  I will
> be very bummed if that is the case.

DAMN!  The rumblings are true!!  By simply adding the above lines to my
.config file it all works now.  ~sigh~  Is there really any reason for
this?  Do we really need to have module support turned on in a kernel
with all needed support compiled in?

b.