[DNG] Security implications of IPv4 vs IPv6 (was Re: Configuring ethernet port for IPv6)

2022-01-28 Thread Joel Roth via Dng
On Sat, Jan 29, 2022 at 01:22:57AM -0500, Steve Litt wrote: [redirecting to list, I think that's what you intended] > Joel Roth said on Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:19:35 -1000 > >> On my next router, (probably OpenBSD/pf), I'm going to block all > >> IPV6. I enjoy that the badguys have to jump through

Re: [DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6 - broken hardware revealed by dmesg

2022-01-28 Thread Gregory Nowak via Dng
On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 03:14:31PM -1000, Joel Roth via Dng wrote: > This is an older thinkpad, I think it's unlikely to need > extra firmware. When I try to install firmware-misc-nonfree I'm told: > > Package firmware-misc-nonfree is not available, but is referred to by another > package. >

[DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6

2022-01-28 Thread Joel Roth via Dng
-- Joel Roth --- Begin Message --- Hi Steve, Long time... > On my next router, (probably OpenBSD/pf), I'm going to block all IPV6. > I enjoy that the badguys have to jump through one more hoop (NAT) to > hit me where it hurts. IPv6 does have some security features lacking in IPv4. > I'm not

Re: [DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6 - broken hardware revealed by dmesg

2022-01-28 Thread Joel Roth via Dng
On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 05:50:37PM -0700, Gregory Nowak via Dng wrote: > On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 12:40:36PM -1000, Joel Roth via Dng wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 12:05:06PM -0700, Bob Proulx via Dng wrote: > > > Joel Roth wrote: > > > > Gregory Nowak wrote: > > > > > Is there anything

Re: [DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6 - broken hardware revealed by dmesg

2022-01-28 Thread Gregory Nowak via Dng
On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 12:40:36PM -1000, Joel Roth via Dng wrote: > On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 12:05:06PM -0700, Bob Proulx via Dng wrote: > > Joel Roth wrote: > > > Gregory Nowak wrote: > > > > Is there anything different in the dmesg(1) output for eth1 than > > > > for your other interfaces? > > >

Re: [DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6 - broken hardware revealed by dmesg

2022-01-28 Thread Joel Roth via Dng
On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 12:05:06PM -0700, Bob Proulx via Dng wrote: > Joel Roth wrote: > > Gregory Nowak wrote: > > > Is there anything different in the dmesg(1) output for eth1 than > > > for your other interfaces? > > > > bingo: > > > > [467072.902423] e1000e :00:19.0 eth1: Hardware Error >

Re: [DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6 - broken hardware revealed by dmesg

2022-01-28 Thread Bob Proulx via Dng
Joel Roth wrote: > Gregory Nowak wrote: > > Is there anything different in the dmesg(1) output for eth1 than > > for your other interfaces? > > bingo: > > [467072.902423] e1000e :00:19.0 eth1: Hardware Error >... > This is a used Thinkpad pad, recently purchased. > Fortunately usb-ethernet