ip6tables (was Re: Disable IPv6 - here is help)

[Lee Begg]

On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 17:35, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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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