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On 26/11/19 15:16, Dale wrote: |
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> Adam Carter wrote: |
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>> On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 1:53 AM Ralph Seichter <abbot@×××××××××××.net |
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>> <mailto:abbot@×××××××××××.net>> wrote: |
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>> https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2019-November/001712.html |
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>> This does not come as a surprise, of course, but I consider it a good |
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>> point in time to pause and ask oneself what each individual can do to |
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>> move further towards IPv6. The end is neigh(ish). |
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>> Turning on ipv6 has been on my agenda for a while, but I will need to |
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>> setup a firewall. Currently i have a single ipv4 NAT box with some |
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>> port forwards. However, when i enable v6, all my internal hosts become |
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>> directly routable from the Internet via the /56 my ISP assigns me. |
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> I have a question about this. I've read about this for ages and sort of |
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> get the idea, running out of numbers basically. There's two questions |
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> that I can't answer tho. I have a old Linksys router, the old blue |
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> thing that is so common. Would I have to buy a new router? I also have |
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> a older DSL modem, it's a old Westell black box. Would this require a |
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> newer modem as well? I'm thinking those boxes would have to have |
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> software at least that would support the newer addresses but nothing |
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> I've read really answers those questions. I don't know if they even |
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> update software on those old things. |
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Go into the admin screen on the router. Look at where you configure |
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IPv4, and see if there's a section on configuring IPv6. |
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If that's not there, then you need a firmware upgrade, which may or may |
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not be available, or you might be able to install Open-WRT or whatever |
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it's called now. |
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Cheers, |
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