iptables and libipt_limit.so

i'm using iptabels on a Debian 3.0r2 with Linux-2.4.24.

when i try to use the --limit match support of iptables what i get as error
message is : Couldn't load match
'--limit':/lib/iptables/libipt_--limit.so:no such file or directory

when /lib/iptables/libipt_limit.so is there and readable.

maybe this is out of topic here? is it a matter of correct
configuration of system libraries?

thanks
Gianluca Riccardi

Gianluca Riccardi <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> i'm using iptabels on a Debian 3.0r2 with Linux-2.4.24.
>
> when i try to use the --limit match support of iptables what i get as error
> message is : Couldn't load match
> '--limit':/lib/iptables/libipt_--limit.so:no such file or directory

Looks like your currently saying

iptables ... -m --limit XXX

when you should be saying

iptables ... -m limit --limit XXX

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Cameron Kerr wrote:

> Looks like your currently saying
>
> iptables ... -m --limit XXX
>
> when you should be saying
>
> iptables ... -m limit --limit XXX
>

yes, you're right thanks, after writing a firewall one should take time to
analize the syntax...it's a very banal error

thanks again,
Gianluca Riccardi

Gianluca Riccardi <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> yes, you're right thanks, after writing a firewall one should take time to
> analize the syntax...it's a very banal error

Experiance: What one gets when ones silly mistakes make it on a public
forum.

We've all been there at some point.

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