Re: IPTables extensions in Debian Stable

[Klaus Holler <kho@gmx.at>]

On Friday 12 March 2004 22:25, Juan Roco wrote:
> Thank you very much Mike, but I cannot move from stable
> distribution. Is there any way to get new extensions work in Woody?
>
No, you should only take the latest kernel source (2.4.25) from sid - 
there is no need to update all packages to sid; this is ensured by 
using the low pinning value of 90 as mentioned in 
Mike's /etc/apt/preferences example.

Using this preferences file, you can install packages from sid only by 
explicitly specifying apt-get install packagename/sid ...

Refer to the APT-Howto and the APT-Reference 
(under /usr/share/doc/Debian/apt-howto chapter 3.8 
and /usr/share/doc/Debian/reference chapter 6.2) for details.

Regards, 
Klaus

> >2.4.18 Would probly be missing some modules.  2.4.24 and 2.4.25
> > may be more feature full.  apt-get install
> > kernel-image-2.4.25-1-686/sid should work nicely, need a sid deb
> > archive.
> >
> >/etc/apt/preferences:
> >Package: *
> >Pin: release a=testing
> >Pin-Priority: 90
> >
> >/etc/apt/sources.list:
> >deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ sid main non-free contrib
> >
> >--- Juan Roco <jfroco@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I need to use some extensions in IPTables that are not included
> > > in the standard distribution.
> > >
> > > I've found that what I need is in /lib/iptables/. Files have
> > > .so extensions,
> > > and according to some documents I've read they are the modules
> > > that iptables
> > > load, but they also say that you need to have the modules in
> > > the /lib/modules/2.4.18-1-686/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter
> > > directory in order to
> > > work.

> > > What do I need to do to add an extension that is not already
> > > installed?
> > >
> > > For example I need to use  libipt_icmp.so but I don't have
> > > ipt_icmp.o
> > >
> > > Thank you!!!
> > >
> > > JF Roco

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