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Hey Dan!
On Sat, 08 Nov 2025 09:07:22 -0600, you wrote:
>>
https://www.cox.com/residential/support/ip-version-6.html
>>
>> Get your money`s worth! :)
> Yes, that page would seem to indicate that they *DO* offer IPv6. I
> don`t see any options/choices for that in the IPFire software
> (router)... and checking their documentation it doesn`t seem to be
> mentioned. Hmmm... Now I`m actually interested in figuring this out.
Do it!
> Anybody know offhand if IPFire supports IPv6, and how to enable it?
> I`ve been using that for years, and am happy with it, and have a lot of
> filter rules and so on defined, so somewhat reluctant to switch to
> something else.
Since you say you`ve been using it for years, have you been
updating it over that time?
> Having said that, any recommendations for alternatives? I know
> `PFsense` is supposed to be good. I also know about things like
> OpenWRT, but I believe that runs on an actual commercial router
> appliance, which might be an option but I`d prefer to run on a small PC.
> Thoughts and opinions welcome... :-)
I imagine they would support it, and if they don`t (being an open
source project) I would be extremely surprised. They seem to have been
posting blogs about they themselves using it since 2013 or even earlier:
https://www.ipfire.org/blog/infrastructure-2-ipv6-pushing-the-button
Regards,
Nick
... Sarcasm: because beating people up is illegal.
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