Re: [tlug] Is having no "iptables" bad?

["Josh Glover" <jmglov@example.com>]

On 01/08/06, Dave M G <martin@example.com> wrote:

> I just opened "Firestarter" (a firewall application, ICYDKA) to set some
> port rules, and it wouldn't start because it said:
>
> "Failed to start the firewall
> Your kernel does not support iptables.
> Please check your network device settings and make sure your internet
> connection is active."
[...]
> Is this another module I need to enable in my kernel like Josh showed me
> how to do with my IVTV modules?

Yes.

> Do I really need them? Firestarter thinks I do, but should I believe it?

If you want a firewall (and you probably do), you need iptables.

-Josh