can't locate modules ip_tables problem

[Derrik Pates]

On Sun, 22 Jul 2001, David Christensen wrote:

> I have done all the things you mention. I've actually spent half the day
> rebuilding my kernel and the modules (much to the dismay of my wife) with
> zero success.

> I've wiped out the /lib/modules/2.4.7 dir and rebuilt the kernel and the
> modules so many times I can 't remember how many. I've copied the file:
> "ip_tables.o" to the modules directory as well. I followed the new HOWTO
> (located at http://ipmasq.cjb.net) to the letter when it came to kernel
> configuration and again, same error.

Are you _sure_ you ran 'depmod -a'? You must run it to rebuild the module
depeendency lists before modprobe will work. If you manually do 'modprobe
ip_tables', what is the output?

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