Symantec Endpoint Protection for Windows disables ipv6

[Jeff Francis™]

  FWIW, Check Point's endpoint software does the same thing.


On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 12:19, Matthew Huff <mhuff at ox.com> wrote:

> Symantec’s new Endpoint Protection client for enterprises includes a new
> rule based “network threat protection”. One of the default rules blocks all
> ipv6. One of our admins ran an upgrade this weekend on our AD servers and
> since they were still advertising AAAA records for themselves, but dropping
> ipv6 packets, it caused a few problems this morning.****
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> What was Symantec thinking? Lets block all ipv6 since it’s only a
> nuisance?  Seriously. Just wanted to let ever know in case someone else
> run’s into this.****
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