[Fail2ban-users] fwstart setting in fail2ban.conf not executed

[Mauce <met...@gm...>]

Hi,

I'm running fail2ban 0.6.0 on Mandriva Powerpack 2006 and came across the
next problem after some testing:

when fail2ban is started the iptables-commands configured for 'fwstart' and
'fwend' are not executed.

1) I start fail2ban (the logfiles says it started up properly. but when I
check my iptables with (iptables --list) there are no fail2ban chains
2) When I execute the commands as defined in e.g. 'fwstart' manually it
works.
3) The same applies for the fwend function.

Is there a workaround?

I really need this (I need to block IP's in case of attacks on SSH or FTP)
I've been searching a lot on the internet for alternatives but I coudn't
find a tool that is reliable or has the same functionaly as fail2ban:
daemonshield (doesn't work on mandriva, crashes), blockhosts (not what I'm
looking for).

Can anyone help please.

Thanks in advance

Mauce