[CentOS] how to install ip6tables?

[Gary Greene]

On 6/1/10 2:12 PM, "Ron Loftin" <reloftin at twcny.rr.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 2010-06-01 at 23:04 +0200, Rudi Ahlers wrote:
>> Hi all, 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I'm sorry if this is a quick dumb one, but how does one install
>> ip6tables? 
>> 
> Are you sure it's not already installed ??  It installs by default on my
> systems.
>> 
>> Running yum install ip6tables doesn't return anything, even with the
>> rpmforge repository enabled:
>> 
>> 
>> root at mercury:[~]$ yum install -y ip6tables
>> Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
>> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
>> * addons: mirrors.netdna.com
>> * base: pubmirrors.reflected.net
>> * extras: mirror.vcu.edu
>> * rpmforge: fr2.rpmfind.net
>> * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu
>> Excluding Packages in global exclude list
>> Finished
>> Setting up Install Process
>> No package ip6tables available.
>> Nothing to do
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Doing a google search for "how to install ip6tables", ironically,
>> returns results on how to disable it. I have disabled it previously,
>> but now want to re-enabled it as I want to play around with IPV6 &
>> iptables. 
>> 
>> 
>> Any pointers will be appreciated.
>> 
>> -- 
>> Kind Regards
>> Rudi Ahlers
>> SoftDux
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It's part of the iptables package.

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Gary L. Greene, Jr.
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