can't initialize iptables table `filter': Bad file descriptor

[Henrik Nordstrom]

On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 Stefan.Weigel at mondial.de wrote:

> I compiled kernel 2.6.13.2 and iptables 1.3.3 with some extra modules from
> patch-o-matic-ng. Compiling went good.
> But when doing a
>
> # iptables -L
>
> I get the following error message:
>
> iptables v1.3.3: can't initialize iptables table `filter': Bad file
> descriptor
> Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded.


Is your iptables compiled to the correct kernel headers? (KERNEL_DIR 
argument when compiling iptables)

Regards
Henrik