On Wed, 28 May 2014 21:25:23 +1000 Chris Angelico <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 9:03 PM, Joe <[email protected]> wrote: > > The point here is that all modern hardware is capable of IPv6, and > > even if you aren't using it, malware writers may be. And by > > default, a Debian machine is wide open to IPv6, and some of its > > software is listening to it. Run a netstat to see which. > > On the other hand, internet connections generally don't offer IPv6 > without loudly proclaiming it as an advertisable feature, so if your > computer is v6 accessible from the internet, you probably know. > The OP implied living in a network he didn't control completely, which may have a mix of operating systems, and possibly local malware. -- Joe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
