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

[Dave M G <martin@example.com>]

Botond,

Thank you for replying.
> AFAIK iptables is the userspace part, the in-kernel stuff is called
> netfilter.
>   
I found it, but it has a zillion options. So even if I include it, I'm 
not sure which modules I'd need to modprobe and whatnot.


> The recommended way would be to take the .config from your distro
> (ubuntu's kernel source) and alter that (i.e. optimize it for your
> system).
>   
I see. I'm just a little confused on which .config file you mean that I 
should take from my distro. Where would I find it?

Doing a bit of searching around, I see have these ones on my computer:

This one I assume is the one I'm using now:
/usr/src/linux-2.6.17.7/.config

These would be from my previous build. Would I use these? Would they 
work with the new kernel?
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.15-25-686/.config
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.15-25/.config

Here's another one, which I'm not sure how it differs from the first one 
I listed.
/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.17.7/.config

I'm all for getting a .config file suitable for Ubuntu, tweaking it, and 
then recompiling my kernel. But I just want to make sure I get the exact 
right .config file to start with.

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Dave M G