Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 10:14:00 +0200 From: "Dr. Nikolaus Klepp" <dr.klepp@gmx.at> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Eliminating IPv6 (?) Message-ID: <201906181014.00267.dr.klepp@gmx.at> In-Reply-To: <9AF5DF39-9B81-4270-B25C-D089C971E924@punkt.de> References: <18748.1560843874@segfault.tristatelogic.com> <9AF5DF39-9B81-4270-B25C-D089C971E924@punkt.de>
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Anno domini 2019 Tue, 18 Jun 09:54:53 +0200 Patrick M. Hausen scripsit: > Hi! > > > Am 18.06.2019 um 09:44 schrieb Ronald F. Guilmette <rfg@tristatelogic.com>: > > As I have already learned, the /etc/rc.firewall script also assumes both the > > presence of, and the desirability of IPv6 support. And unless one edits that > > file manually... which I have been effectively forced to do... there is no way > > to get it to simply NOT create and install multiple IPv6-related ipfw rules, > > EVEN THOUGH in my particular situation... which is still the most common case... > > those extra and entirely superfluous IPv6 ipfw filtering rules are serving > > no earthly purpose whatsoever and are only cluttering up my ipfw rule set, > > thus pointlessly making it harder for me to grok and maintain them all. > > Instead of messing with the system provided file you could > create a new one with only your own desired rules and then set > this rc.conf variable: > > firewall_script="/etc/rc.firewall" # Which script to run to set up the firewall > > As for the rest of your request, yes, I find it unreasonably in 2019 but > let’s not get into a fight about that. IPv6 is here to stay. If you boot any > Mac or Windows 10 desktop, IPv6 will be active and even necessary for > service autodiscovery and similar things to work. It might sound stupid in a world of permanent servailance, but some people might want to keep their doors closed (and give a damn what M$ and rotten tomatos want). IPv6 is not a sensible way to get this done ;) Nik > > Kind regards > Patrick -- Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also sharing with the NSA, CIA ...
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