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[mpls-linux-general] fc8.mpls 1.961 - iptables error : invalid argument,

From: Lee k. h. <kye...@yn...> - 2008-09-11 16:11:04

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<BR>Hello,&nbsp;<BR><BR>I'm now studying mpls&nbsp;QoS guaranteed traffic engineering.<BR><BR>I&nbsp;intended to test mpls traffic engineering in the document mpls-linux-labs_v1.950.<BR>Also I used the script included in it. But I have a problem to&nbsp;launch iptables command.
<P>In this forum I have read some threads about this error using another package version.&nbsp; (<A href="http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=1ad2c10d0808140236kf4889dk6c65cf5262bc2996%40mail.gmail.com" target=_blank>http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=1ad2c10d0808140236kf4889dk6c65cf5262bc2996%40mail.gmail.com</A>)<BR><BR><BR>Followings describe the script,<BR></P>
<P># push label 1000 for destination A2<BR>var1=`mpls nhlfe add key 0 instructions ds2exp 0xf 0x1a&nbsp; 0x3&nbsp; 0x2e 0x5 0x0 0x0 exp2tc <BR>0x3 0x1 0x5 0x2 0x0 0x3 push gen 1000 nexthop eth0 ipv4 <A href="http://10.0.2.3/" target=_blank>10.0.2.3</A> | grep key |cut -c 17-26`<BR><BR># map a FEC to NHLFE<BR>iptables -A FORWARD -m dscp --dscp 0x1e -j mpls --nhlfe $var1</P>
<P><BR>--&gt; Here, command output of iptables&nbsp;said&nbsp; 'iptables: Invalid argument type'.</P>
<P><BR><BR>I used&nbsp; the virtual machine on Vmware 6 and installed FC8 and mpls-linux packages.<BR>(downloaed from <A href="http://mpls-linux.sourceforge.net/fedora/8/sources/mpls/" target=_blank>http://mpls-linux.sourceforge.net/fedora/8/sources/mpls/</A>)<BR></P>
<P>details:<BR>- kernel-2.6.25.14-69.fc8.mpls.1.962<BR>- iptables-1.4.1.1-1.fc8.mpls.1.962<BR>- ebtables-2.0.8-3.fc8.mpls.1.962<BR>- iproute-2.6.22-2.fc8.mpls.1.962</P>
<P><BR>I donwloaded each rpms, srcs, and test both of them respectively.<BR>But iptables outputs&nbsp;had same error.</P>
<P><BR><BR>Is there any way to configure mpls QoS testing successfully with fc8 ?<BR>Isn't there any patch for fc8.mpls.1.961 until now ?<BR><BR>Or Do I have to use another kernel, <A href="http://2.6.18.1/" target=_blank>2.6.18.1</A>?<BR></P>
<P><BR>I 'm very confused to configure mpls QoS testing with using kernels, iptables etc.<BR>I don't know&nbsp;what versions are suitable for mpls QoS testing environment.</P>
<P><BR>I'll be very appreciate if you give me some information about this iptables error problem.<BR></P>
<P>And I hope someone summarize mpls-linux dependencies in order to avoid misconfigure.<BR><BR><BR>Thanks.<BR>KH Lee.</P>

Re: [mpls-linux-general] fc8.mpls 1.961 - iptables error : invalid argument,

From: James R. L. <jl...@mi...> - 2008-09-11 16:24:31

First off, poor form for posting HTML encoded email to mailing lists.
Please don't.

Second, I have not tried iptables on 1.962 yet.  I'll look into it.

On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 01:10:43AM +0900, Lee kye hwan wrote:
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> <P><IMG SRC=http://mail.ynu.ac.kr:80/nara/servlet/webmail.WebMailReConfServ/995373></P>
> <BR>Hello,&nbsp;<BR><BR>I'm now studying mpls&nbsp;QoS guaranteed traffic engineering.<BR><BR>I&nbsp;intended to test mpls traffic engineering in the document mpls-linux-labs_v1.950.<BR>Also I used the script included in it. But I have a problem to&nbsp;launch iptables command.
> <P>In this forum I have read some threads about this error using another package version.&nbsp; (<A href="http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=1ad2c10d0808140236kf4889dk6c65cf5262bc2996%40mail.gmail.com" target=_blank>http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=1ad2c10d0808140236kf4889dk6c65cf5262bc2996%40mail.gmail.com</A>)<BR><BR><BR>Followings describe the script,<BR></P>
> <P># push label 1000 for destination A2<BR>var1=`mpls nhlfe add key 0 instructions ds2exp 0xf 0x1a&nbsp; 0x3&nbsp; 0x2e 0x5 0x0 0x0 exp2tc <BR>0x3 0x1 0x5 0x2 0x0 0x3 push gen 1000 nexthop eth0 ipv4 <A href="http://10.0.2.3/" target=_blank>10.0.2.3</A> | grep key |cut -c 17-26`<BR><BR># map a FEC to NHLFE<BR>iptables -A FORWARD -m dscp --dscp 0x1e -j mpls --nhlfe $var1</P>
> <P><BR>--&gt; Here, command output of iptables&nbsp;said&nbsp; 'iptables: Invalid argument type'.</P>
> <P><BR><BR>I used&nbsp; the virtual machine on Vmware 6 and installed FC8 and mpls-linux packages.<BR>(downloaed from <A href="http://mpls-linux.sourceforge.net/fedora/8/sources/mpls/" target=_blank>http://mpls-linux.sourceforge.net/fedora/8/sources/mpls/</A>)<BR></P>
> <P>details:<BR>- kernel-2.6.25.14-69.fc8.mpls.1.962<BR>- iptables-1.4.1.1-1.fc8.mpls.1.962<BR>- ebtables-2.0.8-3.fc8.mpls.1.962<BR>- iproute-2.6.22-2.fc8.mpls.1.962</P>
> <P><BR>I donwloaded each rpms, srcs, and test both of them respectively.<BR>But iptables outputs&nbsp;had same error.</P>
> <P><BR><BR>Is there any way to configure mpls QoS testing successfully with fc8 ?<BR>Isn't there any patch for fc8.mpls.1.961 until now ?<BR><BR>Or Do I have to use another kernel, <A href="http://2.6.18.1/" target=_blank>2.6.18.1</A>?<BR></P>
> <P><BR>I 'm very confused to configure mpls QoS testing with using kernels, iptables etc.<BR>I don't know&nbsp;what versions are suitable for mpls QoS testing environment.</P>
> <P><BR>I'll be very appreciate if you give me some information about this iptables error problem.<BR></P>
> <P>And I hope someone summarize mpls-linux dependencies in order to avoid misconfigure.<BR><BR><BR>Thanks.<BR>KH Lee.</P>
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Re: [mpls-linux-general] fc8.mpls 1.961 - iptables error : invalid argument,

From: J. N. <oc...@gm...> - 2008-09-11 16:25:59

I'll post here the reply that I sent yesterday. In case that could help
anyone.

Hello Lee Kye Hwan,
The error that you mention in 99% of the cases are because a bad kernel
configuration. The only way that I avoid this error is installing a correct
version of iptables with the correct version of kernel (in my case I used
mpls 1955 version of iptables with kernel 2.6.18.1).
I fixed that error with that but now I've got an other error related to
iptables too (like I post in the mailing list)


PS: I think that I have already fixed my error of unknow argument applying
the policy in the mangle table instead directly with -A forward


regards

On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 6:10 PM, Lee kye hwan <kye...@yn...> wrote:

>
> Hello,
>
> I'm now studying mpls QoS guaranteed traffic engineering.
>
> I intended to test mpls traffic engineering in the document
> mpls-linux-labs_v1.950.
> Also I used the script included in it. But I have a problem to launch
> iptables command.
>
> In this forum I have read some threads about this error using another
> package version.  (
> http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=1ad2c10d0808140236kf4889dk6c65cf5262bc2996%40mail.gmail.com
> )
>
>
> Followings describe the script,
>
> # push label 1000 for destination A2
> var1=`mpls nhlfe add key 0 instructions ds2exp 0xf 0x1a  0x3  0x2e 0x5 0x0
> 0x0 exp2tc
> 0x3 0x1 0x5 0x2 0x0 0x3 push gen 1000 nexthop eth0 ipv4 10.0.2.3 | grep
> key |cut -c 17-26`
>
> # map a FEC to NHLFE
> iptables -A FORWARD -m dscp --dscp 0x1e -j mpls --nhlfe $var1
>
>
> --> Here, command output of iptables said  'iptables: Invalid argument
> type'.
>
>
>
> I used  the virtual machine on Vmware 6 and installed FC8 and mpls-linux
> packages.
> (downloaed from http://mpls-linux.sourceforge.net/fedora/8/sources/mpls/)
>
> details:
> - kernel-2.6.25.14-69.fc8.mpls.1.962
> - iptables-1.4.1.1-1.fc8.mpls.1.962
> - ebtables-2.0.8-3.fc8.mpls.1.962
> - iproute-2.6.22-2.fc8.mpls.1.962
>
>
> I donwloaded each rpms, srcs, and test both of them respectively.
> But iptables outputs had same error.
>
>
>
> Is there any way to configure mpls QoS testing successfully with fc8 ?
> Isn't there any patch for fc8.mpls.1.961 until now ?
>
> Or Do I have to use another kernel, 2.6.18.1?
>
>
> I 'm very confused to configure mpls QoS testing with using kernels,
> iptables etc.
> I don't know what versions are suitable for mpls QoS testing environment.
>
>
> I'll be very appreciate if you give me some information about this iptables
> error problem.
>
> And I hope someone summarize mpls-linux dependencies in order to avoid
> misconfigure.
>
>
> Thanks.
> KH Lee.
>
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