iptables issue with xen perfect setup - debian

[alexnz]

hi falko

im currently having an issue with getting iptables to work under the xen kernel AND 2.6.18.3 kernel

ive gone through 2 formats and im still having this issue, i have followed your debian perfect setup AND xen perfect guides to the letter - twice - and im having an issue:


mail:/boot# iptables -L
iptables v1.2.11: can't initialize iptables table `filter': Table does not exist (do you need to insmod?)
Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded.



IM still have the same issue as above, ive been reading like CRAZY over the last few days and im all out of steam, i would really like to get XEN working with the ability of iptables and so forth, im out of ideas, please help!

the WIERD THING is that under 2.4.27 kernel iptables WORKS fine, i cant seem to find the problem!!!

this time, the third time, ive decieded to compile the lastest kernel 2.6.18.3 using this guide - and also applying iptables with it

http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21

now when i do the "make menuconfig" i am enabling these options as laid out by the xen perfect setup:


File systems --> Quota support
<M> Old quota format support
<M> Quota format v2 support

Networking ---> Networking options ---> Network packet filtering (replaces ipchains) ---> Core Netfilter Configuration ---> <M> Netfilter Xtables support (required for ip_tables)

Networking ---> Networking options ---> Network packet filtering (replaces ipchains) ---> IP: Netfilter Configuration ---> <M> IP tables support (required for filtering/masq/NAT)


to show that, here is my config-2.6.8.13 file - which looks okay to me:


#
# Networking
#
CONFIG_NET=y

#
# Networking options
#
# CONFIG_NETDEBUG is not set
CONFIG_PACKET=m
CONFIG_PACKET_MMAP=y
CONFIG_UNIX=m
CONFIG_XFRM=y
CONFIG_XFRM_USER=m
CONFIG_NET_KEY=m
CONFIG_INET=y
CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST=y
CONFIG_IP_ADVANCED_ROUTER=y
CONFIG_ASK_IP_FIB_HASH=y
# CONFIG_IP_FIB_TRIE is not set
CONFIG_IP_FIB_HASH=y
CONFIG_IP_MULTIPLE_TABLES=y
CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_FWMARK=y
CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_MULTIPATH=y
# CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_MULTIPATH_CACHED is not set
CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_VERBOSE=y
# CONFIG_IP_PNP is not set
CONFIG_NET_IPIP=m
CONFIG_NET_IPGRE=m
CONFIG_NET_IPGRE_BROADCAST=y
CONFIG_IP_MROUTE=y
CONFIG_IP_PIMSM_V1=y
CONFIG_IP_PIMSM_V2=y
# CONFIG_ARPD is not set
CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES=y
CONFIG_INET_AH=m
CONFIG_INET_ESP=m
CONFIG_INET_IPCOMP=m
CONFIG_INET_XFRM_TUNNEL=m
CONFIG_INET_TUNNEL=m
CONFIG_INET_XFRM_MODE_TRANSPORT=y
CONFIG_INET_XFRM_MODE_TUNNEL=y
CONFIG_INET_DIAG=y
CONFIG_INET_TCP_DIAG=y
# CONFIG_TCP_CONG_ADVANCED is not set
CONFIG_TCP_CONG_BIC=y

#
# IP: Netfilter Configuration
#
CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_FTP=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_IRC=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_TFTP=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_AMANDA=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_QUEUE=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_IPTABLES=m


I then compile and mount the kernel without any issues, and then when i try iptables -L i get the same error!!! arggghhh

here is some other configs for diagnoses


lsmod shows her loaded:



mail:/boot# lsmod
Module Size Used by
ip_tables 11608 -
x_tables 13120 -
ipv6 222720 -
ehci_hcd 26244 -
usbcore 115076 -
8139cp 20828 -
shpchp 35128 -
pci_hotplug 13764 -
via_agp 9532 -
8139too 24252 -
mii 5180 -
crc32 4124 -
parport_pc 32324 -
parport 33160 -
agpgart 32204 -
quota_v1 2908 -
.....
....
....



ive noticed that i have alot of iptables related stuff here:

locate iptables | less


/lib/iptables
/lib/iptables/libip6t_ah.so
/lib/iptables/libip6t_condition.so
/lib/iptables/libip6t_dst.so
/lib/iptables/libip6t_esp.so
/lib/iptables/libip6t_eui64.so
/lib/iptables/libip6t_frag.so
/lib/iptables/libip6t_fuzzy.so
/lib/iptables/libip6t_hbh.so
/lib/iptables/libip6t_hl.so
/lib/iptables/libip6t_HL.so
/lib/iptables/libip6t_icmpv6.so
/lib/iptables/libip6t_ipv6header.so
/lib/iptables/libip6t_length.so
/lib/iptables/libip6t_limit.so
....
......
.......


AND i have the modules in here aswell



mail:/lib/modules/2.6.18.3/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter# ls
ip_conntrack_amanda.ko ip_conntrack_irc.ko ip_conntrack_tftp.ko ip_tables.ko ip_conntrack_ftp.ko ip_conntrack.ko ip_queue.ko




might as well post this stuff:

/etc/fstab




# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/hda1 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro,usrquota,grpquota 0
/dev/hda5 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hdd /media/cdrom0 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0




oh and this could help:

/boot/grub/menu.lst




title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18.3
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.3 root=/dev/hda1 ro
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18.3
savedefault
boot

title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18.3 (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.3 root=/dev/hda1 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18.3
savedefault
boot

title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.27-2-386
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-386 root=/dev/hda1 ro
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.4.27-2-386
savedefault
boot

title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.27-2-386 (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-386 root=/dev/hda1 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.4.27-2-386
savedefault
boot





ummmmm if ive missed anything let me know


THANKS!!!!!!!

[alexnz]

oh i compiled xen from the sources,

[alexnz]

-bump-

4th format - followed the xen perfect setup to the letter, and still getting the same iptables problem.....


anyone have any ideas?

[falko]

If you compile Xen from the sources, Xen downloads the kernel sources it needs, so downloading the 2.6.18.3 kernel is wrong. All you have to do is follow the instructions of the Xen tutorial. Please don't compile another kernel yourself.