On Thu, 23 May 2002, Raymond Norton wrote: > I was running iptable firewalls on my Redhat 7.1 box without a problem. I > had to do a new install, and can't seem to get any iptable scripts to run > now. This is what I get with $sh rc.firewall start > > Loading IPTABLES modules > /lib/modules/2.4.2-2/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: init_module: > Device or resource busy > Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including > invalid IO or IRQ parameters > /lib/modules/2.4.2-2/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: insmod > /lib/modules/2.4.2-2/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o failed > /lib/modules/2.4.2-2/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: insmod ip_tables > failed > /lib/modules/2.4.2-2/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: init_module: > Device or resource busy > Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including > invalid IO or IRQ parameters > > I am fairly new, and don't know what to do about this. > I'm gonna guess that the default redhat ipchains is still running when you're trying to run the iptables stuff, run a 'lsmod' and see if ipchains shows in the list, if it does, do a 'rmmod ipchains' and then a 'modprobe iptables' and see if that clears up the issues yer getting. Chris -- LINUX, because rebooting is for adding hardware! www.linuxsnob.com <-- a little linux humor, and a very little support.