Subj : Connection Tests
To   : Rob Swindell
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Wed Apr 05 2023 07:42 pm

Hello Rob,

On Wednesday April 05 2023 10:08, you wrote to me:

 >> So all you have to do to earn your 'f' in the list is update the
 >> DNS for the mew IPv6 address.

 RS> It probably makes more sense to just create a new hostname for fido
 RS> traffic and have that point to that IPv6 address.

Yes. Always a good idea to have different host names for different services. Then you have the option to split the services over different machines without having to change host names if the need arises. Most DNS providers have no limit on the number of subdomains.

 RS> Is this just a vanity address or does it have some functional puporse?

It is just vanity, it serves no technical purpose. But it is quit popular among the Fidonet IPv6 sysops. Over a third of them have such a vanity address.

 >> Binkd has the possibility to specify the address to use for
 >> outgoing calls. It overrides the OS preference.
 >>
 >>   bindaddr 2600:6c88:8c40:5b:f1do:1:103:705
 >>
 >> I don't know about BinkIT.

 RS> Maybe. Outbound IPv6 interface control isn't very strong in Synchronet
 RS> right now.

You can always discuss it with the author. ;-)

 >> I am still a bit puzzled about your setup. Do you have /any/
 >> barrier between the big bad InterNet and your Fido Machine?

 RS> Just the Windows firewall.

So you can configure it to pass ICMP6 Ping so that your binkp server address becomes pingable...


Cheers, Michiel

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