New kernel doesn't support iptables logging?

Gerry Doris gdoris at rogers.com
Mon Aug 13 03:36:12 UTC 2007


Jim Cornette wrote:
> Gerry Doris wrote:
>> I run an iptables firewall script.  All has been working well until 
>> the new 2.6.22.1-32.fc6 kernel that was just released.  I'm now 
>> getting a error when I do a simple
>>
>> iptables -N TEST
>> iptables -A TEST -j LOG
>>
>> The iptable error reported is Unknown error 4294967295.  Any idea 
>> what's causing this?  Running the same commands with the previous 
>> kernel works.
>>
> 
> I got that same error on windows. I believe that number is decimal 
> equivalent of all binary bits set to 1.
>  I did find this link searching for error 4294967295.
> 
> http://lists.netfilter.org/pipermail/netfilter/2006-September/066803.html
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> 
I checked the new kernel and there was a fix applied to netfilter 
logging.  Whatever they fixed seems to have broken my script.  I sent a 
note to the change author to see what he thinks.




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