unable to load iptables

Hi
I’m trying to define my own iptables. The brightbox firewall has been removed and all ports are now open.

I have a problem when I do
> sudo iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.test.rules

I always get the error message
iptables-restore: line 42 failed
line 42 corresponds to the COMMIT line. The COMMIT fails

The /etc/iptables.test.rules I use is shown below.
I got it from a reliable source and do not believe its a syntax problem.

Thanks for your help
Alexis
/etc/iptables.test.rules :

*filter

1. Allows all loopback (lo0) traffic and drop all traffic to 127/8 that doesn’t use lo0
   -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT
   -A INPUT -i ! lo -d 127.0.0.0/8 -j REJECT

1. Accepts all established inbound connections
   -A INPUT -m state —state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT

1. Allows all outbound traffic
2. You can modify this to only allow certain traffic
   -A OUTPUT -j ACCEPT

1. Allows HTTP and HTTPS connections from anywhere (the normal ports for websites)
   -A INPUT -p tcp —dport 80 -j ACCEPT
   -A INPUT -p tcp —dport 443 -j ACCEPT

1. Allows SSH connections
   #
2. THE -dport NUMBER IS THE SAME ONE YOU SET UP IN THE SSHD_CONFIG FILE
   #
   -A INPUT -p tcp -m state —state NEW —dport 22 -j ACCEPT

1. Allow ping
   -A INPUT -p icmp -m icmp —icmp-type 8 -j ACCEPT

1. log iptables denied calls
   -A INPUT -m limit —limit 5/min -j LOG —log-prefix "iptables denied: " —log-level 7

1. Reject all other inbound – default deny unless explicitly allowed policy
   -A INPUT -j REJECT
   -A FORWARD -j REJECT

COMMIT

Hi Alexis,

it’s likely that you need to install the extra kernel modules package, so iptables can load what it needs. See http://wiki.brightbox.co.uk/docs:kernel#extra_k…

Thanks,

John.