No chain/target/match by that name

[Steve Turnbull]

Jason Opperisano wrote:
> On Sun, 2004-09-05 at 10:31, Steve Turnbull wrote:
> 
>>Hi
>>
>>Our web server is configured;
>>Debian (Woody) (No X installed)
>>Kernel 2.4.23 - configured with iptables in mind
>>iptables v1.2.6a
>>
>>When we start the firewall script, we get this message;
>>'No chain/target/match by that name'
> 
> 
> start your fw script with the following:
> 
>         bash -x <script>
>         
> and it will show you the parsing of every line and you will be able to
> see which line causes the error.
> 
> if i had to take a stab in the dark--i'd guess it's "-m state" rule;
> which would mean you built your kernel without connection tracking
> support--which would explain the other behavior as well...
> 
> the connection tracking option is "CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK" in your
> kernel config.  i *highly* recommend including it unless you have a very
> compelling reason not to.
> 
> -j
> 
Also, using bash -x did show that the script falls over at the '-m 
state' rule...

Steve

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