[lug] iptables unresolved symbols

charles at lunarmedia.net charles at lunarmedia.net
Mon Feb 19 15:30:15 MST 2001 

i have netfilter configured as a module in my current kernel
configuration:

#
# Networking options
#
CONFIG_PACKET=y
CONFIG_PACKET_MMAP=y
# CONFIG_NETLINK is not set
CONFIG_NETFILTER=y
# CONFIG_NETFILTER_DEBUG is not set
CONFIG_FILTER=y
CONFIG_UNIX=y
CONFIG_INET=y
CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST=y
# CONFIG_IP_ADVANCED_ROUTER is not set
# CONFIG_IP_PNP is not set
# CONFIG_NET_IPIP is not set
# CONFIG_NET_IPGRE is not set
# CONFIG_IP_MROUTE is not set
# CONFIG_INET_ECN is not set
# CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES is not set

#
#   IP: Netfilter Configuration
#
# CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK is not set
CONFIG_IP_NF_IPTABLES=m
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_LIMIT is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MAC is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MARK is not set
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MULTIPORT=m
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TOS is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_UNCLEAN is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_OWNER is not set
CONFIG_IP_NF_FILTER=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_REJECT=m
# CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_MIRROR is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MANGLE is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_LOG is not set
CONFIG_IP_NF_COMPAT_IPCHAINS=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_NEEDED=y
# CONFIG_IP_NF_COMPAT_IPFWADM is not set
# CONFIG_IPV6 is not set
# CONFIG_KHTTPD is not set
# CONFIG_ATM is not set
CONFIG_IPX=m
# CONFIG_IPX_INTERN is not set
# CONFIG_ATALK is not set
# CONFIG_DECNET is not set
# CONFIG_BRIDGE is not set
# CONFIG_X25 is not set
# CONFIG_LAPB is not set
# CONFIG_LLC is not set
# CONFIG_NET_DIVERT 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

however, when i try to load the module, i get unresolved symbol errors:

[~/ipchains] Yes, my master? >modprobe ip_tables
/lib/modules/2.4.1/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: unresolved
symbol nf_unregister_sockopt
/lib/modules/2.4.1/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: unresolved
symbol nf_register_sockopt
/lib/modules/2.4.1/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: insmod
/lib/modules/2.4.1/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o failed
/lib/modules/2.4.1/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: insmod ip_tables
faile


i am running 2.4.1 and have:

[/usr/src/linux] Yes, my master? >rpm -q iptables
iptables-1.2.0-6
[/usr/src/linux] Yes, my master? >rpm -q modutils
modutils-2.4.2-1


is there something that i am missing? i am running RH7 with most of the
relevant patches for the version applied:

package LPRng-3.6.24-2 is not installed
apache-1.3.14-3
apache-devel-1.3.14-3
apache-manual-1.3.14-3
package auth_ldap-1.4.5-1 is not installed
package bind-8.2.3-1 is not installed
package bind-devel-8.2.3-1 is not installed
package bind-utils-8.2.3-1 is not installed
cpp-2.96-69
package cyrus-sasl-1.5.24-11 is not installed
e2fsprogs-1.18-16
e2fsprogs-devel-1.18-16
package ed-0.2-19 is not installed
package emacs-20.7-17 is not installed
package emacs-X11-20.7-17 is not installed
package emacs-el-20.7-17 is not installed
package emacs-leim-20.7-17 is not installed
package emacs-nox-20.7-17 is not installed
package esound-0.2.20-1 is not installed
package esound-devel-0.2.20-1 is not installed
package fetchmail-5.5.0-3 is not installed
package fetchmailconf-5.5.0-3 is not installed
gcc-2.96-69
gcc-c++-2.96-69
gcc-chill-2.96-69
gcc-g77-2.96-69
package gcc-java-2.96-69 is not installed
gcc-objc-2.96-69
package ghostscript-5.50-8 is not installed
glibc-2.2-12
glibc-common-2.2-12
glibc-devel-2.2-12
glibc-profile-2.2-12
gnorpm-0.95.1-5
gnupg-1.0.4-9
package imap-2000-3 is not installed
package imap-devel-2000-3 is not installed
iputils-20001010-1
package joe-2.8-43 is not installed
package kernel-2.2.17-14 is not installed
package kernel-BOOT-2.2.17-14 is not installed
package kernel-doc-2.2.17-14 is not installed
package kernel-ibcs-2.2.17-14 is not installed
package kernel-pcmcia-cs-2.2.17-14 is not installed
package kernel-smp-2.2.17-14 is not installed
package kernel-source-2.2.17-14 is not installed
package kernel-utils-2.2.17-14 is not installed
package kpackage-1.3.10-7 is not installed
libstdc++-2.96-69
libstdc++-devel-2.96-69
package mod_dav-1.0.2-2 is not installed
package mod_perl-1.24-6 is not installed
package mod_ssl-2.7.1-3 is not installed
package modutils-2.3.21-1 is not installed
mount-2.10m-6
package mysql-3.23.32-1.7 is not installed
package mysql-devel-3.23.32-1.7 is not installed
package mysql-server-3.23.32-1.7 is not installed
package mysqlclient9-3.23.22-3 is not installed
package ncurses-5.2-2 is not installed
package ncurses-devel-5.2-2 is not installed
netscape-common-4.76-1
package netscape-communicator-4.76-1 is not installed
netscape-navigator-4.76-1
nscd-2.2-12
package nss_ldap-122-1.7 is not installed
openssh-2.3.0p1-4
openssh-askpass-2.3.0p1-4
openssh-askpass-gnome-2.3.0p1-4
openssh-clients-2.3.0p1-4
openssh-server-2.3.0p1-4
package pam-0.72-37 is not installed
package php-4.0.4pl1-3 is not installed
package php-imap-4.0.4pl1-3 is not installed
package php-ldap-4.0.4pl1-3 is not installed
package php-manual-4.0.4pl1-3 is not installed
package php-mysql-4.0.4pl1-3 is not installed
package php-pgsql-4.0.4pl1-3 is not installed
pine-4.30-2
package python-xmlrpc-1.2.1-1 is not installed
package rp-pppoe-2.5-1 is not installed
slocate-2.4-1
package stunnel-3.10-2 is not installed
package sysklogd-1.3.33-8 is not installed
sysstat-3.3.3-3
package tcsh-6.10-1 is not installed
package tmpwatch-2.6.2-1.7 is not installed
package up2date-2.1.7-1 is not installed
package up2date-gnome-2.1.7-1 is not installed
usermode-1.37-2
package xemacs-21.1.14-2.7 is not installed
package xemacs-el-21.1.14-2.7 is not installed
package xemacs-info-21.1.14-2.7 is not installed
xinetd-2.1.8.9pre11-1

can anyone think of reasons why these errors are occurring?

thanks -cjm

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