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От : Michiel van der Vlist 2:280/5555 09 ноя 25 21:58:46
К : Dan Clough 09 ноя 25 00:18:02
Тема : What sense is a tunnel? (was: `-Unpublished-` with speed > 300)
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Hello Dan,
On Sunday November 09 2025 09:54, you wrote to me:
MvV>> I am not familiar with IPFire but as someone else poited out
MvV>> that also should support it. You may have to upgrade to a more
MvV>> recent version.
DC> It is well updated and I`ve now confirmed that it does NOT support
DC> IPv6. Seems strange from an open-source project, but.... is true.
DC> :-
Odd indeed. So maybe it is created and maintained by IPv6
antagonists. They DO exist you know. ;-) Actually I thought you were one of
them until about a week ago. ;-)
MvV>> PFsense supports IPv6.
DC> Yes, but I`m not keen on having to learn and deal with FreeBSD.
DC> Probably won`t go that route.
OK...
DC>> I also know about things like OpenWRT, but I believe that runs on
DC>> an actual commercial router appliance,
MvV>> OpenWRT supports IPv6. I have been running it for a couple of
MvV>> years on a Linksys WRTsomething with a he.net tunnel.
DC> Yes, and I have an (OLD) WRT54G around, but it`s likely too old/slow
DC> to meet the need.
Sure. The one I used actually was a WRT54G. But that was in 2011,
fourteen years ago and even then it was on the edge. It was command line
only, no room for a GUI, not enough resources.
DC> I want to run whatever firewall I`m going to use on a mini-PC as I
DC> currently am. The reason for that is that the cable modem, router,
DC> and main switch are located in a corner room of my house (the
DC> "man-cave"). I do not need WiFi in this room as it has plenty of
DC> wired outlets. I have two Access Points in other parts of the house
DC> (attached to the router via POE ethernet cables). So I don`t want to
DC> buy/use an expensive "Wifi Router" (the kind with 6-8 antennae on it),
DC> just to disable the wifi functions because I don`t need/want them in
DC> the "computer room". Not sure if all that makes sense, but the bottom
DC> line is that I want to continue using the mini-PC with a dedicated
DC> "router distro" on it. Will be checking to see if OpenWRT runs on a
DC> PC or needs a commercial "router appliance".
Maybe you should reconsider. Low cost routers with just the basics
are available these days. For the connection to my fiber glass provider
I use a small low cost router from Mikrotik. No Wifi, no nonsense.
Cheap and simple, but powerfull nonetheless. And of course full IPv6
support. IIRC I paid EUR 60 for it. It does not take much energy either.
10 Watts or zo. And no noise. IMNSHO much preferable over a small PC
serving as a router.
MvV>> *1) DISCLAIMER. It is my understanding that when using a
MvV>> privately owned cable modem in the US, the firmware for the
MvV>> modem comes from the provider not from the manufacture, so there
MvV>> may be some snakes in the grass. Correct me if I am wrong.
DC> I`m not sure about that either. If so, it would seem that they (Cox
DC> Cable ISP) could enable my IPv6 abilities from their end if it`s
DC> currently turned off. I`ll be asking them about that eventually.
Sure, ask them.
DC> We`ll see how this all plays out... :-)
We stay tuned...
Cheers, Michiel
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