Subj : Re: New one in the making
To   : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Tony Langdon
Date : Tue Apr 24 2018 07:32:00

-=> Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

 MvV> The early routers often had no firewall for IPv6 at all, but those
 MvV> should be history by now. Everything less tham five years old should
 MvV> have a firewall that blocks all incoming IPv6 by default.

I haven't encountered any of those in the wild.  The routers I've had have
always blocked incoming IPv6 by default.

 MvV> I have yet to come across a router with an IPv6 firewall that does not
 MvV> have an option to selectively open ports for incoming. It may be a bit
 MvV> hard to find though because indeed it often is maisnamed "port
 MvV> forwarding" and sometimes combined with the IPv4 port forwarding and
 MvV> sometimes it is in a completey different menu.

Yes, I think a bit of hunting around may be in order.

 MvV> Andrew has native IPv6 from Comcast, just like Michael Pierce, so they
 MvV> may have the same or a similar router. Andrew is the right one to
 MvV> provide the helping hand...

Let's hope so. :)  I have a feeling that this one has a simple solution.

 MvV> Mischael said he was connected to this echo, but I do not see him yet.
 MvV> There may be broken links...

Hmm.


.... I am Procrastitron.  I will destroy you, eventually.
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