On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 17:35, michael@etalon.net wrote: > I'm not too familiar at all with ipv6, so I'll ask this question: > How does iptables handle IPV6 packets? Iptables doesn't, ip6tables does. > For example: > If you used iptables to block all sorts of ports, but you still had > ipv6 enabled on a nic, could those ports still be accessed via an ipv6 > travelling packet? Yes, but only if you have a "real" ipv6 address on that nic (ie, site or global address). To block the ports for ipv6, use the same commands using ip6tables instead of iptables - it should be that easy. > Again, I'm newbish on ipv6. > > Cheers, > Mike Regards Lee Begg
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