[GLLUG] ipchains

[N N Ashok]

Hi,
  I see that following options have not been set:

# CONFIG_IP_ADVANCED_ROUTER is not set
# CONFIG_IP_ROUTER is not set

  I think that would have prevented the kernel from creating file 
/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward. I would suggest enabling the CONFIG_IP_ROUTER 
atleast (the ADVANCED_ROUTER is for more detailed control over the routing 
like multipath selection etc). Let me know how it goes.

Thanks,
Ashok

On Wednesday 12 February 2003 13:30, you wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, N N Ashok wrote:
> > Could you post the .config file for your kernel? That might help in
> > locating if you missed something during compilation.
>
> Sure:
>
> #
> # Automatically generated by make menuconfig: don't edit
> #
> CONFIG_X86=y
>
> #
> # Code maturity level options
> #
> CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y
>
> #
> # Processor type and features
> #
> # CONFIG_M386 is not set
> # CONFIG_M486 is not set
> CONFIG_M586=y
> # CONFIG_M586TSC is not set
> # CONFIG_M686 is not set
> CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK=y
> CONFIG_X86_INVLPG=y
> CONFIG_X86_BSWAP=y
> CONFIG_X86_POPAD_OK=y
> # CONFIG_MICROCODE is not set
> CONFIG_X86_MSR=y
> CONFIG_X86_CPUID=y
> CONFIG_1GB=y
> # CONFIG_2GB is not set
> # CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION is not set
> # CONFIG_MTRR is not set
> # CONFIG_SMP is not set
>
> #
> # Loadable module support
> #
> CONFIG_MODULES=y
> CONFIG_MODVERSIONS=y
> # CONFIG_KMOD is not set
>
> #
> # General setup
> #
> CONFIG_NET=y
> CONFIG_PCI=y
> # CONFIG_PCI_GOBIOS is not set
> # CONFIG_PCI_GODIRECT is not set
> CONFIG_PCI_GOANY=y
> CONFIG_PCI_BIOS=y
> CONFIG_PCI_DIRECT=y
> CONFIG_PCI_QUIRKS=y
> # CONFIG_PCI_OPTIMIZE is not set
> CONFIG_PCI_OLD_PROC=y
> # CONFIG_MCA is not set
> # CONFIG_VISWS is not set
> CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
> CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT=y
> # CONFIG_SYSCTL is not set
> CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT=y
> CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y
> CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=y
> # CONFIG_BINFMT_JAVA is not set
> CONFIG_PARPORT=y
> CONFIG_PARPORT_PC=y
> # CONFIG_PARPORT_OTHER is not set
> # CONFIG_APM is not set
> # CONFIG_TOSHIBA is not set
>
> #
> # Plug and Play support
> #
> CONFIG_PNP=y
> # CONFIG_PNP_PARPORT is not set
>
> #
> # Block devices
> #
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=y
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=y
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_IDE is not set
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=y
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=y
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDETAPE=y
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEFLOPPY=y
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDESCSI is not set
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640=y
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640_ENHANCED is not set
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RZ1000=y
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPCI=y
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA=y
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_OFFBOARD is not set
> CONFIG_IDEDMA_AUTO=y
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_OPTI621 is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ALI15X3 is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_TRM290 is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NS87415 is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_VIA82C586 is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD646 is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CS5530 is not set
> # CONFIG_IDE_CHIPSETS is not set
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=m
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_MD is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XD is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DAC960 is not set
> CONFIG_PARIDE_PARPORT=y
> # CONFIG_PARIDE is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_CPQ_DA is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_CPQ_CISS_DA is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD is not set
>
> #
> # Networking options
> #
> CONFIG_PACKET=y
> # CONFIG_NETLINK is not set
> CONFIG_FIREWALL=y
> # CONFIG_FILTER is not set
> CONFIG_UNIX=y
> CONFIG_INET=y
> # CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST is not set
> # CONFIG_IP_ADVANCED_ROUTER is not set
> # CONFIG_IP_PNP is not set
> CONFIG_IP_FIREWALL=y
> CONFIG_IP_TRANSPARENT_PROXY=y
> CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE=y
> CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE_ICMP=y
> CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE_MOD=y
> CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE_IPAUTOFW=y
> CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE_IPPORTFW=y
> CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE_MFW=y
> # CONFIG_IP_ROUTER is not set
> CONFIG_NET_IPIP=m
> CONFIG_NET_IPGRE=m
> CONFIG_IP_ALIAS=y
> CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES=y
> CONFIG_INET_RARP=m
> CONFIG_SKB_LARGE=y
> CONFIG_IPV6=m
> CONFIG_IPV6_EUI64=y
> CONFIG_IPV6_NO_PB=y
> CONFIG_IPX=m
> CONFIG_IPX_INTERN=y
> CONFIG_SPX=m
> CONFIG_ATALK=m
> CONFIG_X25=m
> CONFIG_LAPB=m
> CONFIG_BRIDGE=y
> CONFIG_BRIDGE_NUM_PORTS=8
> # CONFIG_NET_DIVERT is not set
> # CONFIG_LLC is not set
> # CONFIG_ECONET is not set
> # CONFIG_WAN_ROUTER is not set
> # CONFIG_NET_FASTROUTE is not set
> # CONFIG_NET_HW_FLOWCONTROL is not set
> # CONFIG_CPU_IS_SLOW is not set
>
> #
> # QoS and/or fair queueing
> #
> # CONFIG_NET_SCHED is not set
>
> #
> # Telephony Support
> #
> # CONFIG_PHONE is not set
> # CONFIG_PHONE_IXJ is not set
>
> #
> # SCSI support
> #
> # CONFIG_SCSI is not set
>
> #
> # I2O device support
> #
> # CONFIG_I2O is not set
> # CONFIG_I2O_PCI is not set
> # CONFIG_I2O_BLOCK is not set
> # CONFIG_I2O_SCSI is not set
>
> #
> # Network device support
> #
> CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
>
> #
> # ARCnet devices
> #
> # CONFIG_ARCNET is not set
> CONFIG_DUMMY=m
> CONFIG_BONDING=m
> CONFIG_EQUALIZER=m
> # CONFIG_NET_SB1000 is not set
>
> #
> # Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit)
> #
> CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y
> # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_3COM is not set
> # CONFIG_LANCE is not set
> CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_SMC=y
> # CONFIG_WD80x3 is not set
> # CONFIG_ULTRA is not set
> # CONFIG_ULTRA32 is not set
> # CONFIG_SMC9194 is not set
> # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_RACAL is not set
> CONFIG_RTL8139=y
> # CONFIG_RTL8139TOO is not set
> CONFIG_NET_ISA=y
> # CONFIG_AT1700 is not set
> # CONFIG_E2100 is not set
> # CONFIG_DEPCA is not set
> # CONFIG_EWRK3 is not set
> # CONFIG_EEXPRESS is not set
> # CONFIG_EEXPRESS_PRO is not set
> # CONFIG_FMV18X is not set
> # CONFIG_HPLAN_PLUS is not set
> # CONFIG_HPLAN is not set
> # CONFIG_HP100 is not set
> # CONFIG_ETH16I is not set
> CONFIG_NE2000=y
> # CONFIG_SEEQ8005 is not set
> # CONFIG_SK_G16 is not set
> CONFIG_NET_EISA=y
> # CONFIG_PCNET32 is not set
> # CONFIG_ADAPTEC_STARFIRE is not set
> # CONFIG_AC3200 is not set
> # CONFIG_APRICOT is not set
> # CONFIG_LP486E is not set
> # CONFIG_CS89x0 is not set
> # CONFIG_DM9102 is not set
> # CONFIG_DE4X5 is not set
> # CONFIG_DEC_ELCP is not set
> # CONFIG_DEC_ELCP_OLD is not set
> # CONFIG_DGRS is not set
> CONFIG_EEXPRESS_PRO100=y
> # CONFIG_LNE390 is not set
> # CONFIG_NE3210 is not set
> CONFIG_NE2K_PCI=m
> # CONFIG_TLAN is not set
> # CONFIG_VIA_RHINE is not set
> # CONFIG_SIS900 is not set
> # CONFIG_ES3210 is not set
> # CONFIG_EPIC100 is not set
> # CONFIG_ZNET is not set
> # CONFIG_NET_POCKET is not set
>
> #
> # Ethernet (1000 Mbit)
> #
> # CONFIG_ACENIC is not set
> # CONFIG_HAMACHI is not set
> # CONFIG_YELLOWFIN is not set
> # CONFIG_SK98LIN is not set
> # CONFIG_FDDI is not set
> # CONFIG_HIPPI is not set
>
> #
> # Appletalk devices
> #
> # CONFIG_LTPC is not set
> # CONFIG_COPS is not set
> # CONFIG_IPDDP is not set
> CONFIG_PLIP=m
> CONFIG_PPP=y
> CONFIG_SLIP=m
> # CONFIG_SLIP_COMPRESSED is not set
> # CONFIG_SLIP_SMART is not set
> # CONFIG_SLIP_MODE_SLIP6 is not set
> # CONFIG_NET_RADIO is not set
>
> #
> # Token ring devices
> #
> # CONFIG_TR is not set
> # CONFIG_NET_FC is not set
> # CONFIG_RCPCI is not set
> # CONFIG_SHAPER is not set
>
> #
> # Wan interfaces
> #
> # CONFIG_HOSTESS_SV11 is not set
> # CONFIG_COSA is not set
> # CONFIG_SEALEVEL_4021 is not set
> # CONFIG_SYNCLINK_SYNCPPP is not set
> # CONFIG_FARSYNC is not set
> # CONFIG_LANMEDIA is not set
> # CONFIG_COMX is not set
> # CONFIG_HDLC is not set
> # CONFIG_DLCI is not set
> # CONFIG_XPEED is not set
> # CONFIG_LAPBETHER is not set
> # CONFIG_X25_ASY is not set
> # CONFIG_SBNI is not set
>
> #
> # Amateur Radio support
> #
> # CONFIG_HAMRADIO is not set
>
> #
> # IrDA (infrared) support
> #
> # CONFIG_IRDA is not set
>
> #
> # ISDN subsystem
> #
> # CONFIG_ISDN is not set
>
> #
> # Old CD-ROM drivers (not SCSI, not IDE)
> #
> # CONFIG_CD_NO_IDESCSI is not set
>
> #
> # Character devices
> #
> CONFIG_VT=y
> CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y
> CONFIG_SERIAL=y
> # CONFIG_SERIAL_CONSOLE is not set
> # CONFIG_SERIAL_EXTENDED is not set
> # CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD is not set
> CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y
> CONFIG_UNIX98_PTY_COUNT=256
> CONFIG_PRINTER=y
> CONFIG_PRINTER_READBACK=y
> CONFIG_MOUSE=y
>
> #
> # Mice
> #
> # CONFIG_ATIXL_BUSMOUSE is not set
> # CONFIG_BUSMOUSE is not set
> # CONFIG_MS_BUSMOUSE is not set
> CONFIG_PSMOUSE=y
> # CONFIG_82C710_MOUSE is not set
> # CONFIG_PC110_PAD is not set
>
> #
> # Joysticks
> #
> # CONFIG_JOYSTICK is not set
> # CONFIG_QIC02_TAPE is not set
> # CONFIG_WATCHDOG is not set
> # CONFIG_NVRAM is not set
> # CONFIG_RTC is not set
> # CONFIG_INTEL_RNG is not set
> # CONFIG_AGP is not set
> # CONFIG_DRM is not set
>
> #
> # Video For Linux
> #
> # CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV is not set
> # CONFIG_DTLK is not set
>
> #
> # Ftape, the floppy tape device driver
> #
> # CONFIG_FTAPE is not set
>
> #
> # USB support
> #
> # CONFIG_USB is not set
>
> #
> # Filesystems
> #
> CONFIG_QUOTA=y
> CONFIG_AUTOFS_FS=m
> # CONFIG_ADFS_FS is not set
> # CONFIG_AFFS_FS is not set
> # CONFIG_HFS_FS is not set
> CONFIG_FAT_FS=y
> CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=y
> CONFIG_UMSDOS_FS=y
> CONFIG_VFAT_FS=y
> CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=y
> CONFIG_JOLIET=y
> CONFIG_MINIX_FS=m
> CONFIG_NTFS_FS=m
> CONFIG_NTFS_RW=y
> CONFIG_HPFS_FS=m
> CONFIG_PROC_FS=y
> CONFIG_DEVPTS_FS=y
> # CONFIG_QNX4FS_FS is not set
> # CONFIG_ROMFS_FS is not set
> CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y
> CONFIG_SYSV_FS=m
> CONFIG_UFS_FS=m
> # CONFIG_UFS_FS_WRITE is not set
> # CONFIG_EFS_FS is not set
>
> #
> # Network File Systems
> #
> CONFIG_CODA_FS=m
> CONFIG_NFS_FS=m
> CONFIG_NFS_V3=y
> CONFIG_NFSD=m
> # CONFIG_NFSD_V3 is not set
> # CONFIG_NFSD_TCP is not set
> CONFIG_SUNRPC=m
> CONFIG_LOCKD=m
> CONFIG_SMB_FS=y
> CONFIG_SMB_NLS_DEFAULT=y
> CONFIG_SMB_NLS_REMOTE="cp437"
> CONFIG_NCP_FS=m
> # CONFIG_NCPFS_PACKET_SIGNING is not set
> # CONFIG_NCPFS_IOCTL_LOCKING is not set
> # CONFIG_NCPFS_STRONG is not set
> # CONFIG_NCPFS_NFS_NS is not set
> CONFIG_NCPFS_OS2_NS=y
> # CONFIG_NCPFS_SMALLDOS is not set
> CONFIG_NCPFS_MOUNT_SUBDIR=y
> CONFIG_NCPFS_NLS=y
> CONFIG_NCPFS_EXTRAS=y
>
> #
> # Partition Types
> #
> # CONFIG_BSD_DISKLABEL is not set
> # CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION is not set
> # CONFIG_MINIX_SUBPARTITION is not set
> # CONFIG_SMD_DISKLABEL is not set
> # CONFIG_SOLARIS_X86_PARTITION is not set
> # CONFIG_UNIXWARE_DISKLABEL is not set
> CONFIG_NLS=y
>
> #
> # Native Language Support
> #
> CONFIG_NLS_DEFAULT="cp437"
> CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=y
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_737 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_775 is not set
> CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_850=y
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_852 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_855 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_857 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_860 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_861 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_862 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_863 is not set
> CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_864=y
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_865 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_866 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_869 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_874 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_932 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_936 is not set
> CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_949=y
> CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_950=m
> CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=y
> # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_2 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_3 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_4 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_5 is not set
> CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_6=m
> # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_7 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_8 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_9 is not set
> CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_14=m
> CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_15=m
> CONFIG_NLS_KOI8_R=m
> CONFIG_NLS_KOI8_RU=m
>
> #
> # Console drivers
> #
> CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
> CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y
> # CONFIG_MDA_CONSOLE is not set
> # CONFIG_FB is not set
>
> #
> # Sound
> #
> CONFIG_SOUND=m
> CONFIG_SOUND_CMPCI=m
> CONFIG_SOUND_CMPCI_FM=y
> CONFIG_SOUND_CMPCI_MIDI=y
> CONFIG_SOUND_CS4281=m
> CONFIG_SOUND_FUSION=m
> CONFIG_SOUND_EMU10K1=m
> CONFIG_SOUND_ES1370=m
> CONFIG_SOUND_ES1371=m
> CONFIG_SOUND_MAESTRO=m
> CONFIG_SOUND_MAESTRO3=m
> CONFIG_SOUND_ESSSOLO1=m
> CONFIG_SOUND_ICH=m
> CONFIG_SOUND_SONICVIBES=m
> CONFIG_SOUND_TRIDENT=m
> # CONFIG_SOUND_MSNDCLAS is not set
> # CONFIG_SOUND_MSNDPIN is not set
> # CONFIG_SOUND_VIA82CXXX is not set
> CONFIG_SOUND_OSS=m
> # CONFIG_SOUND_PAS is not set
> CONFIG_SOUND_SB=m
> CONFIG_SOUND_GUS=m
> # CONFIG_GUS16 is not set
> # CONFIG_GUSMAX is not set
> # CONFIG_SOUND_MPU401 is not set
> # CONFIG_SOUND_PSS is not set
> CONFIG_SOUND_MSS=m
> CONFIG_SOUND_SSCAPE=m
> # CONFIG_SOUND_TRIX is not set
> # CONFIG_SOUND_MAD16 is not set
> # CONFIG_SOUND_WAVEFRONT is not set
> CONFIG_SOUND_CS4232=m
> CONFIG_SOUND_OPL3SA2=m
> # CONFIG_SOUND_MAUI is not set
> CONFIG_SOUND_SGALAXY=m
> # CONFIG_SOUND_AD1816 is not set
> # CONFIG_SOUND_OPL3SA1 is not set
> # CONFIG_SOUND_SOFTOSS is not set
> CONFIG_SOUND_YM3812=m
> CONFIG_SOUND_VMIDI=m
> CONFIG_SOUND_UART6850=m
> CONFIG_SOUND_NM256=m
> CONFIG_SOUND_YMFPCI=m
> CONFIG_SOUND_YMFPCI_LEGACY=y
>
> #
> # Additional low level sound drivers
> #
> # CONFIG_LOWLEVEL_SOUND is not set
>
> #
> # Kernel hacking
> #
> # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set