iptables after kernel updates [ solved ]

i have this

can't initialize iptables table `filter': Table does not exist (do you need to insmod?) Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded.

to fix this problem

#yum update

Dependencies Resolved

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Package Arch Version Repository Size

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Installing:

kernel-xen i686 2.6.18-238.19.1.el5 updates 18 M

kernel-xen-devel i686 2.6.18-238.19.1.el5 updates 5.5 M

Updating:

curl i386 7.15.5-9.el5_6.3 updates 233 k

kernel-headers i386 2.6.18-238.19.1.el5 updates 1.1 M

Transaction Summary

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Install 2 Package(s)

Upgrade 2 Package(s)

done..

:)