Hi everyone... it's been a while since i don't post a thread...
This time; i've got a question concercing IPTables; adn linux.
The thing is that i have a server at home masquerading my LAN into internet. But this server is running red hat 6.2 distribution (which i find one of the most stable red hat distributions that came into my hands) and the masquerading scripts and chains are written in IPchains.
I want to upgrade to IPTables; for which i know i have to upgrade my kernel (one of the 2.4.x would do good).. but the question is as follows: Should i also upgrade my Red hat 6.2 dist.. is it extremly necesary (i don't want to do so because in two years i had no probs with my server and want to mantain this "stability"...) couldn't i just upgrade my kernel and install IPTables packages? besides; my server si just a router; it has de foward table and filter table configured to drop everything; and the nat to pass (i mean the one i'm planning to creat with IPTables)... So the question is would it be really necesary to upgrade my linux dist as well?
Well hope someone hole's the answer...
thank's for your help....
ampm2003