Re: Ipfilter on Red Hat Enterprise Linux

http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT5041108431.html
http://www.kerneltrap.org/node/view/1735
http://www.tux.org/lkml/#s1-19
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/doc...pg.html#AEN317

jim


Michael Vince wrote:
> When loading ipfilter on my Red Hat Enterprise machine it says I am
> trying to load a module without a GPL compatible license
> How did it know? :)
>
> # uname -a
> Linux wap16.jumbuck.com 2.4.21-4.ELsmp #1 SMP Fri Oct 3 17:52:56 EDT
> 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
> Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES release 3 (Taroon)
>
> # /sbin/insmod ipfilter
> Using /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.ELsmp/kernel/net/ipv4/ipfilter.o
> /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.ELsmp/kernel/net/ipv4/ipfilter.o: unresolved
> symbol ip_route_output
> /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.ELsmp/kernel/net/ipv4/ipfilter.o:
> Hint: You are trying to load a module without a GPL compatible license
> and it has unresolved symbols. The module may be trying to access
> GPLONLY symbols but the problem is more likely to be a coding or
> user error. Contact the module supplier for assistance, only they
> can help you.