This step is only needed if distributed kernel and netfilter doesn't fit your requirements and new features are available but still not built-in.
Get the latest kernel source: http://www.kernel.org/
Get the latest iptables package:
Source tarball (for kernel patches): http://www.netfilter.org/
Change to source directory:
# cd /path/to/src
Unpack and rename kernel sources
# tar z|jxf kernel-version.tar.gz|bz2 # mv linux linux-version-iptables-version+IPv6
Unpack iptables sources
# tar z|jxf iptables-version.tar.gz|bz2
Change to iptables directory
# cd iptables-version
Apply pending patches
# make pending-patches KERNEL_DIR=/path/to/src/linux-version-iptables-version/
Apply additional IPv6 related patches (still not in the vanilla kernel included)
# make patch-o-matic KERNEL_DIR=/path/to/src/linux-version-iptables-version/
Say yes at following options (iptables-1.2.2)
ah-esp.patch
masq-dynaddr.patch (only needed for systems with dynamic IP assigned WAN connections like PPP or PPPoE)
ipv6-agr.patch.ipv6
ipv6-ports.patch.ipv6
LOG.patch.ipv6
REJECT.patch.ipv6
Check IPv6 extensions
# make print-extensions Extensions found: IPv6:owner IPv6:limit IPv6:mac IPv6:multiport
Change to kernel sources
# cd /path/to/src/linux-version-iptables-version/
Edit Makefile
- EXTRAVERSION = + EXTRAVERSION = -iptables-version+IPv6-try
Run configure, enable IPv6 related
Code maturity level options
Prompt for development and/or incomplete code/drivers : yes
Networking options
Network packet filtering: yes
The IPv6 protocol: module
IPv6: Netfilter Configuration
IP6 tables support: module
All new options like following:
limit match support: module
MAC address match support: module
Multiple port match support: module
Owner match support: module
netfilter MARK match support: module
Aggregated address check: module
Packet filtering: module
REJECT target support: module
LOG target support: module
Packet mangling: module
MARK target support: module
Configure other related to your system, too
Compilation and installing: see the kernel section here and other HOWTOs
Make sure, that upper kernel source tree is also available at /usr/src/linux/
Rename older directory
# mv /usr/src/linux /usr/src/linux.old
Create a new softlink
# ln -s /path/to/src/linux-version-iptables-version /usr/src/linux
Rebuild SRPMS
# rpm --rebuild /path/to/SRPMS/iptables-version-release.src.rpm
Install new iptables packages (iptables + iptables-ipv6)
On RH 7.1 systems, normally, already an older version is installed, therefore use "freshen"
# rpm -Fhv /path/to/RPMS/cpu/iptables*-version-release.cpu.rpm
If not already installed, use "install"
# rpm -ihv /path/to/RPMS/cpu/iptables*-version-release.cpu.rpm
On RH 6.2 systems, normally, no kernel 2.4.x is installed, therefore the requirements don't fit. Use "--nodeps" to install it
# rpm -ihv --nodeps /path/to/RPMS/cpu/iptables*-version-release.cpu.rpm
Perhaps it's necessary to create a softlink for iptables libraries where iptables looks for them
# ln -s /lib/iptables/ /usr/lib/iptables