ipv6 network fail (newbie alert)

Darren Pilgrim list_ipv6-ops at bluerosetech.com
Wed Mar 20 21:08:21 CET 2013


On 2013-03-20 11:48, Romain Boissat wrote:
>    # Link-local Multicast receiver: allow in link-local only
>    $IP6T -A ICMPv6_IN $ICMP6 --icmpv6-type 130  -m hl --hl-eq 255 -j ACCEPT # Listener Query
>    $IP6T -A ICMPv6_IN $ICMP6 --icmpv6-type 131  -m hl --hl-eq 255 -j ACCEPT # Listener Report
>    $IP6T -A ICMPv6_IN $ICMP6 --icmpv6-type 132  -m hl --hl-eq 255 -j ACCEPT # Listener Done
>    $IP6T -A ICMPv6_IN $ICMP6 --icmpv6-type 143  -m hl --hl-eq 255 -j ACCEPT # Listener Report v2

The above will accept messages from non-LL addresses.  Restrict to -s 
fe80::/10 instead of restricting the hop limit.

>    # Multicast Router messages: Advertisement, Solicitation, Termination
>    $IP6T -A ICMPv6_IN $ICMP6 --icmpv6-type 151  -m hl --hl-eq 255 -j ACCEPT # MRA
>    $IP6T -A ICMPv6_IN $ICMP6 --icmpv6-type 152  -m hl --hl-eq 255 -j ACCEPT # MRS
>    $IP6T -A ICMPv6_IN $ICMP6 --icmpv6-type 153  -m hl --hl-eq 255 -j ACCEPT # MRT

Hop limit should be 1.  Also -s fe80::/10.



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