IPDIVERT option not getting compiled?

Dmitry Morozovsky marck at rinet.ru
Tue Nov 16 21:35:55 GMT 2004


On Wed, 17 Nov 2004, Dmitry Morozovsky wrote:

DM> YT> > > I'm adding IPDIVERT option ("options IPDIVERT") to config file and 
DM> YT> <...>
DM> YT> > You seem to be confused by the well-known kernel vs. module
DM> YT> > configuration issue.  Alas, kernel options you specify in your
DM> YT> > kernel config file affect the kernel binary only, not modules
DM> YT> > built along with the kernel.  If you want IPDIVERT, which is
DM> YT> > an option to IPFIREWALL, you have to build your kernel with
DM> YT> > both IPFIREWALL and IPDIVERT:
DM> YT> <...>
DM> YT> I did. See the config contents in originating posting. That was the essence
DM> YT> of the problem -- familiar procedure unexplainably not working.
DM> 
DM> But you did reference ipfw *module*. This combination will not work. Currently, 
DM> if you need divert you *must* compile ipfw into 4.X kernel.

Hmm. Looking at you kernel config file I see you *did* included ipfw into the 
kernel. Looks strange to me.

Well, can you please provide dmesg from the failing boot?

Sincerely,
D.Marck                                     [DM5020, MCK-RIPE, DM3-RIPN]
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