Questions tagged [ip6tables]
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ip6tables rule to allow unrecognized next-header
I have a compliance test that is requiring my node to respond to unrecognized next-headers per RFC 2460. I am running a debian 3.16 kernel. My current firewall implementation is dropping these frames per the INPUT rule of DROP by default unless…

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Ip6tables centos 7 rule not working
The following rules were working for ipv4 addresses in iptables but using the same rules in ip6tables is not working. Currently all ipv6 addresses are being blocked. This rule set should allow https access from the single ip…

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Disable ICMPv6 Destination Unreachable replies
iptables -I OUTPUT -p icmp --icmp-type destination-unreachable -j DROP
The above command works for IPv4, what should be the command for IPv6 to drop the ICMPv6 destination-unreachable packets.
I have tried to use ip6tables with but could not get…

Shikhar Bhargava
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ip6tables forward chain filters all ports
Trying the following on a centos 6 node (running openvz kernel)
ip6tables -F
ip6tables -X
ip6tables -P FORWARD DROP
ip6tables -A FORWARD -p tcp -m multiport --dports 21,22,80,443 -j ACCEPT
ip6tables -A FORWARD -p udp -m multiport --dports…

el5yeli
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ip6tables port dropping and defaults
On CentOS 6, ip6tables is literally giving a nightmare on this machine.
Having
ip6tables -P INPUT ACCEPT
ip6tables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT
ip6tables -P FORWARD ACCEPT
with
ip6tables -A INPUT -p tcp -m multiport ! --dports 21,22,80,443 -j DROP
ip6tables…

el5yeli
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Using ip6tables with range
I'm trying to ban an ip range with ip6tables.
I'm adding this line to /etc/sysconfig/ip6tables
-A INPUT -s ::ffff:58.26.318.213 -j DROP
But I want to ban everything that starts with 58.26 so that it bans ::ffff:58.26.318.214 and…

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IP6Tables: How to enable external access to MySQL?
How to enable external access to MySQL with rules on ip6tables?
I have tried to the rules below, where after inserted I get access, but when server restart the access remains blocked.
:INPUT DROP [2:144]
:FORWARD ACCEPT [0:0]
:OUTPUT ACCEPT [0:0]
-A…

Diogo Braga
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Differences between iptables and ip6tables processing of packets
I've reviewed a variety of netfilter, iptables, and ip6tables resources. I've searched Google, including StackExchange websites for information, and, I can't find easy or clear links to information regarding differences between how iptables and…

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Can we determine from email headers that these two IP6 addresses came from the same person?
I'm trying to determine whether the emails came from the same office or person, but lack the in-depth knowledge of IP6 and understanding of the meaning of the same "subnet prefix".
From the email header, the IP6 from:
Sender A:…

EDO
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How to properly define ip6tables rule in ansible
On current system I have this rule for ip6tables
-A INPUT -d -p udp -m udp --dport -m state --state NEW -j ACCEPT
For new system I wrote an ansible playbook:
- name: Allow someport for ipv6
ansible.builtin.iptables:
chain:…

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Network Security: Hardening IPv6 on Ubuntu Server?
I am familiar with hardening IPv4 on Ubuntu server, but when I use the same rules for IPv6 with ip6tables, the IPv6 connectivity is lost resulting in Destination unreachable: Address unreachable errors during ping. Could you please advise on how to…

lion
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Disable outgoing IPv6 for specific users on linux
I would like to block outgoing IPv6 connections for specific users on linux machine. I don't want to disable IPv6 for whole system. How can I do it?
I can do it using ip6tables and rejecting OUTPUT connections with icmp6-adm-prohibited or…

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ufw route allow in on wg0 out on wg0 to 10.0.0.6/32
I use a WireGuard VPM to reversely connect to my home server via an external entry node. On that entry node, I try to add a firewall rule using ufw. Its purpose is to only allow routing to one and only one specific IP (10.0.0.6).
So the basic setup…

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ipv6 and iptables - setting up basic rules
I have come to realise my IPv6 ports are not going through iptables, and thus are accessible for attacks. I haven't seen any yet, but I'm sure its only a matter of time. As such, I'm trying to shore up the firewall for ipv6. I came across this…

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Routing ipv6 traffic from LAN to wg0
I have ipv6 connectivity over wg0 (a WireGuard interface), and my LAN has a local ipv6 network.
From a desktop (Ubuntu 20.04.1) connected to the router (Ubuntu 20.04.1) with the LAN and wg0 (WireGuard) interfaces, I do:
mtr --show-ips…

Shunyata Kharg
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