---
name: "ipmasq-kmod"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "ipmasq"
version: "4.0.8-2"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ipmasq-kmod"
---

# ipmasq-kmod(8)

set up IP Masquerading kernel modules

## NAME

ipmasq-kmod - set up IP Masquerading kernel modules

## SYNOPSIS

**ipmasq-kmod \[-dbnhv\]**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page very briefly documents the **ipmasq-kmod** command.

**ipmasq-kmod** sets up IP Masquerading kernel modules using the **insmod** command.

**ipmasq-kmod** understands the following options:

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Display the  [**insmod**(8)](/insmod/8.md) commands that will be run.

- **-n**, **--no-act**

  Do not change any firewall rules.

- **-d**, **--display**

  Shorthand for *--verbose --no-act* .

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print the version of the ipmasq package to the standard output and exit.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print a help message to the standard output and exit.

## FILES

*/etc/ipmasq/modules*

Configuration file detailing what modules to load.  See [**ipmasq-modules**(5)](/ipmasq-modules/5.md).

## BUGS

- Does not understand kernel 2.4 (netfilter) module naming.

  ## SEE ALSO

[**ipmasq**(8)](/ipmasq/8.md), [**insmod**(8)](/insmod/8.md), [**ipmasq-modules**(5)](/ipmasq-modules/5.md)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Brian Bassett \<brianb@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).