Re: What happened to ipt_physdev.c ?

[Andy Furniss <lists@andyfurniss.entadsl.com>]

Paul Reilly wrote:
> In recent kernels, 2.6.16.x   there is no longer any
>
> net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_physdev.c
>
> and no option in kernel config to enable CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_PHYSDEV
> So I have no physdev in /proc/net/ip_tables_matches
> and my rules which include a -m physdev fail with:
>
> iptables: No chain/target/match by that name
>
> Has PHYSDEV been moved somewhere else?
> How do I enable it?
>
> Paul
It's there in 17 & 19 somewhere :-)

grep -i phy /boot/config-2.6.19-rc6
...
CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_PHYSDEV=m
...