• ipv6

    From Ben Ritchey@1:2320/100 to All on Sun Apr 30 15:14:22 2017
    Hi All,

    My internet feed supports ipv4+6, what needs to be done to extend this to Fidonet, if anything?


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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@1:2320/100 to Ben Ritchey on Sun Apr 30 22:20:10 2017
    Hello Ben,

    On Sunday April 30 2017 15:14, you wrote to All:

    My internet feed supports ipv4+6, what needs to be done to extend this
    to Fidonet, if anything?

    You need:

    1) A mailer that supports IPv6. Binkd >= v1.0 will do.

    2) Establish the IPv6 address of the machine that runs this mailer.
    Assuming you run Windows.

    Type "IPCONFIG" at the command prompt.
    Find the so called SLAAC address of the interface. This is the one
    with the lower 64 bits derived from the MAC address.

    3) Go to the web site of your DNS provider and ass an AAAA record for that address/

    4) Open port 25554 for IPv6 in your router's firewall/

    5) Do the same in the Windows firewall of your Fido machine.


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  • From Richard Menedetter@1:2320/100 to Ben Ritchey on Sun Apr 30 22:38:46 2017
    Hi Ben!

    30 Apr 2017 15:14, from Ben Ritchey -> All:

    My internet feed supports ipv4+6,
    what needs to be done to extend this to Fidonet, if anything?

    You need to use a mailer that supports IPv6.
    BinkD is an excellent choice.

    You need to add a AAAA record to the domain name that you have in the nodelist. You need to make sure that the firewall of the router and server do not block the incoming IPv6 packets on the BinkP port.

    That is it and you are ready to go.

    If you need testers, here are plenty of people who can try to poll you via IPv6.

    CU, Ricsi

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  • From Ben Ritchey@1:2320/100 to Michiel Van Der Vlist on Sun Apr 30 15:47:21 2017
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    1) A mailer that supports IPv6. Binkd >= v1.0 will do.

    2) Establish the IPv6 address of the machine that runs this mailer.
    Assuming you run Windows.

    Type "IPCONFIG" at the command prompt.
    Find the so called SLAAC address of the interface. This is the one
    with the lower 64 bits derived from the MAC address.

    3) Go to the web site of your DNS provider and ass an AAAA record for
    that address/

    4) Open port 25554 for IPv6 in your router's firewall/

    5) Do the same in the Windows firewall of your Fido machine.

    Great, thanks. The AAAA rec might be a problem, but the rest seems doable. :)


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  • From Ben Ritchey@1:2320/100 to Richard Menedetter on Sun Apr 30 15:49:24 2017
    * An ongoing debate between Richard Menedetter and Ben Ritchey rages on ...

    You need to use a mailer that supports IPv6.
    BinkD is an excellent choice.
    You need to add a AAAA record to the domain name that you have in the nodelist. You need to make sure that the firewall of the router and
    server do not block the incoming IPv6 packets on the BinkP port.

    Thank you. :)


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  • From Richard Menedetter@1:2320/100 to Ben Ritchey on Sun Apr 30 22:50:30 2017
    Hi Ben!

    30 Apr 2017 15:47, from Ben Ritchey -> Michiel Van Der Vlist:

    Great, thanks.
    The AAAA rec might be a problem, but the rest seems doable. :)

    Usually not really.

    For my case, it is logging into the DNS Account, press add AAAA enter the address and press commit.

    Then you have to wait a bit until the info propagates and you are good to go.

    In the meantime you can publish your literal IPv6 address here.
    You can also try to poll me or other IPv6 enabled nodes.
    The domain name from the nodelist is:
    fido@odroid:~$ host fido.ricsi.priv.at
    fido.ricsi.priv.at has address 62.178.175.238
    fido.ricsi.priv.at has IPv6 address 2001:470:21a7:0:c022:9ff:fef2:5fe8

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  • From Ben Ritchey@1:2320/100 to Richard Menedetter on Sun Apr 30 16:05:50 2017
    * An ongoing debate between Richard Menedetter and Ben Ritchey rages on ...

    In the meantime you can publish your literal IPv6 address here.

    2001:0:9d38:6ab8:c21:e17:b3b7:fcbc I did open the ipv6 ports for BinkD

    You can also try to poll me or other IPv6 enabled nodes.
    The domain name from the nodelist is:
    fido@odroid:~$ host fido.ricsi.priv.at
    fido.ricsi.priv.at has address 62.178.175.238
    fido.ricsi.priv.at has IPv6 address 2001:470:21a7:0:c022:9ff:fef2:5fe8

    Wishful thinking it seems as WinXP doesn't support ipv6, just Win7 (my BBS servers are all under XP atm).


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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@1:2320/100 to Ben Ritchey on Sun Apr 30 23:12:10 2017
    Hello Ben,

    On Sunday April 30 2017 16:05, you wrote to Richard Menedetter:

    Wishful thinking it seems as WinXP doesn't support ipv6, just Win7 (my
    BBS servers are all under XP atm).

    Win XP (from SP2 IIRC) supports IPv6. But... it is not enabled by default.

    Type "ipv6 install" at the command prompt.


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  • From Björn Felten@1:2320/100 to Ben Ritchey on Sun Apr 30 23:13:37 2017
    Wishful thinking it seems as WinXP doesn't support ipv6

    Hey! I'm running WinXP (and has been constantly been belittled for it :) ) and I've been on IPv6 for soon to be ten years. 8-)



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  • From Richard Menedetter@1:2320/100 to Ben Ritchey on Sun Apr 30 23:17:02 2017
    Hi Ben!

    30 Apr 2017 16:05, from Ben Ritchey -> Richard Menedetter:

    In the meantime you can publish your literal IPv6 address here.
    2001:0:9d38:6ab8:c21:e17:b3b7:fcbc I did open the ipv6 ports for
    BinkD

    ???
    In IPv6 you hand out the IP address of the host where BinkD runs.
    Below you write that you run it on Win XP without IPv6.

    Anyways ... the BinkP port is firewalled on the address above. (see nmap shown below)

    Wishful thinking it seems as WinXP doesn't support ipv6, just Win7 (my
    BBS servers are all under XP atm).

    It does.
    You just need to install it, and it has some limitations. (you should be able to use it for BinkD)!

    http://tinyurl.com/k7z4at7


    fido@odroid:~$ nmap -6 -Pn -p 24554 fido.ricsi.priv.at

    Starting Nmap 6.40 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2017-04-30 23:18 CEST
    Nmap scan report for fido.ricsi.priv.at (2001:470:21a7:0:c022:9ff:fef2:5fe8) Host is up (0.00020s latency).
    rDNS record for 2001:470:21a7:0:c022:9ff:fef2:5fe8: odroid.ricsi.priv.at
    PORT STATE SERVICE
    24554/tcp open binkp

    Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 0.16 seconds
    fido@odroid:~$ nmap -6 -Pn -p 24554 2001:0:9d38:6ab8:c21:e17:b3b7:fcbc

    Starting Nmap 6.40 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2017-04-30 23:18 CEST
    Nmap scan report for 2001:0:9d38:6ab8:c21:e17:b3b7:fcbc
    Host is up.
    PORT STATE SERVICE
    24554/tcp filtered binkp

    Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 2.25 seconds

    CU, Ricsi

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  • From Ben Ritchey@1:2320/100 to Michiel Van Der Vlist on Sun Apr 30 18:29:38 2017
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    Win XP (from SP2 IIRC) supports IPv6. But... it is not enabled by
    default.
    Type "ipv6 install" at the command prompt.

    Cool, it worked {chuckle} but which addy do I use?

    === snip ===
    Windows IP Configuration


    Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lusfiber.net
    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.124
    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::203:ffff:fe2c:6191%5
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

    Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

    Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::ffff:ffff:fffd%4
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

    Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lusfiber.net
    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.124%2
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
    === snip ===


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  • From Ben Ritchey@1:2320/100 to Björn Felten on Sun Apr 30 18:32:20 2017
    * An ongoing debate between Bjorn Felten and Ben Ritchey rages on ...

    Hey! I'm running WinXP (and has been constantly been belittled for
    it :) ) and I've been on IPv6 for soon to be ten years. 8-)

    Just found out it wasn't installed! Thanks :)


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  • From Tony Langdon@1:2320/100 to Björn Felten on Mon May 1 08:26:00 2017
    Bjorn Felten wrote to Ben Ritchey <=-

    Hey! I'm running WinXP (and has been constantly been belittled for
    it :) ) and I've been on IPv6 for soon to be ten years. 8-)

    Yes, XP did have a development version IPv6 stack available and I have used it in the past, going back even more than 10 years. You have to install it (a simple command in a command prompt window), and from memory, it is controlled by netsh commands, no GUI configuration. The default settings will get IPv6 up using SLAAC. I don't recall having any issues with XP's IPv6 stack, it seemed to work fine.


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  • From Tony Langdon@1:2320/100 to Ben Ritchey on Mon May 1 08:40:00 2017
    Ben Ritchey wrote to All <=-

    My internet feed supports ipv4+6, what needs to be done to extend this
    to Fidonet, if anything?

    You need an IPv6 capable mailer (I use binkd), and the hostname that is in the nodelist needs an AAAA record, as well as an A record. One caveat, you may have a situation where FTN can use IPv6, but the BBS can't. In this instance, it's better to use different hostnames for FTN transfers (i.e. in the nodelist) and user access. This prevents IPv6 capable users getting lengthy delays in connecting, if they use an IPv6 capable terminal. How my system is setup is:

    freeway.vkradio.com (A and AAAA records) - this is my nodelisted address. binkd handles both IPv4 and IPv6 connections, and a couple of my feeds routinely exchange mail over IPv6.

    freeway.apana.org.au (A only) - this is my user accessible address. It has only an A record, so IPv6 capable terminals won't attempt a (futile) IPv6 connection. I'm running Synchronet 3.16c, which does not support IPv6.

    Of course, if both your mailer and BBS support IPv6, then you don't need the second hostname.

    On the BBS bachine itself, I use a manually configured static IP for both v4 and v6 (easier for me to recognise by eye), but SLAAC addresses could be used instead, which is simpler to setup.

    And odds are your router has a firewall that blocks incoming IPv6 connections by default. You will need to open the port that your mailer listens on (by default, binkp connections are on TCP port 24554). Many routers erroneously call this "IPv6 port forwarding", it's actually a packet filter, and you're telling the filter to let incoming binkp traffic pass.

    Same for your OS, make sure any firewall (e.g. Windows Firewall on Windows, or iptables on Linux) is configured to pass incoming binkp connections.


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  • From Tony Langdon@1:2320/100 to Ben Ritchey on Mon May 1 08:44:00 2017
    Ben Ritchey wrote to Michiel Van Der Vlist <=-

    Great, thanks. The AAAA rec might be a problem, but the rest seems
    doable. :)

    Why?

    You can always register another domain and use 3rd party DNS (or dynamic DNS provider if your IPv4 is dynamic) and create a new hostname for FTN sessions (and don't forget to update your nodelist entry!).

    I have hostnames in two different domains (see my previous message), because it was easier to use one of the domains I own for rapid modification than email the admins of apana.org.au to get records manually changed (they would do it, but easier to do it myself on another domain).


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  • From Tony Langdon@1:2320/100 to Ben Ritchey on Mon May 1 08:47:00 2017
    Ben Ritchey wrote to Richard Menedetter <=-

    Wishful thinking it seems as WinXP doesn't support ipv6, just Win7 (my
    BBS servers are all under XP atm).

    XP does support IPv6, but you need to install IPv6 support from the command line. There should be docs on the Microsoft Knowledgebase, but it is very simple to do. Make sure your router has a good IPv6 firewall, I'm sure XP's support doesn't include firewalling.


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  • From Richard Menedetter@1:2320/100 to Ben Ritchey on Mon May 1 01:46:24 2017
    Hi Ben!

    30 Apr 2017 18:29, from Ben Ritchey -> Michiel Van Der Vlist:

    Cool, it worked {chuckle} but which addy do I use?

    You are missing a global address.
    Do you have a radvd active?
    Your IPv6 router needs to send router advertisements with your subnet address. When an IPv6 host receives those, it will generate a global IPv6 address with that subnet address.

    Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::203:ffff:fe2c:6191%5

    You are missing the global address.
    The fe80 address is a link-local address.
    It is only valid on that Ethernet link.
    You need one with a global scope!

    Enable the advertisments on your IPv6 router.

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@1:2320/100 to Ben Ritchey on Mon May 1 01:35:08 2017
    Hello Ben,

    On Sunday April 30 2017 18:29, you wrote to me:

    Win XP (from SP2 IIRC) supports IPv6. But... it is not enabled by
    default.
    Type "ipv6 install" at the command prompt.

    Cool, it worked {chuckle} but which addy do I use?

    Ok. So far so good. Your OS supports IPv6.

    But...

    Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lusfiber.net
    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.124
    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::203:ffff:fe2c:6191%5
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

    That apparently is your interface to the LAN.

    There is an IPv6 address. But... is is just a so called link local address. They all start with fe80:: It is the IPv6 brother of the 192.168.x.y IPv4 addresses. It is only valid on the local link. So you have a computer that is IPv6 capable, but it does not have a connection to the IPv6 outside world yet.

    When you have an outside IPv6 connection you should see is some adrresses starting with 2xxx:

    Like this:

    Ethernetadapter LAN-Verbindung:

    Verbindungsspezifisches DNS-Suffix:
    IP-Adresse. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.178.15
    Subnetzmaske. . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    IP-Adresse. . . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:1c02:1100:fd00:3500:1243:439d:93c5
    IP-Adresse. . . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:1c02:1100:fd00:437:775:2d98:705
    IP-Adresse. . . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:1c02:1100:fd00:cc66:f07b:afbc:666b
    IP-Adresse. . . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:1c02:1100:fd00:b132:9891:5b81:f318
    IP-Adresse. . . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:1c02:1100:fd00:2c79:6c9d:1741:5fb6
    IP-Adresse. . . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:1c02:1100:fd00:dd71:60b6:b5d6:eef2
    IP-Adresse. . . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:1c02:1100:fd00:b856:d0e5:cfab:50e8
    IP-Adresse. . . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:1c02:1100:fd00:215:60ff:fe52:213d
    IP-Adresse. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::215:60ff:fe52:213d%4
    Standardgateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.178.1
    fe80::7277:81ff:fe72:a4bb%4

    Your router should broadcast so called "router advertisments". The devices connected to that router are assigned globaly routable IPv6 adresses from those

    router advertisements. It seems your router does not broadcast router advertisements...


    Forget about the other so called "interfaces" listed below.

    Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

    Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::ffff:ffff:fffd%4
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

    Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lusfiber.net
    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.124%2
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :



    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Ben Ritchey@1:2320/100 to Tony Langdon on Sun Apr 30 19:27:34 2017
    *
    * On Monday 01 May 2017 121 at 08:40 AM,
    * Tony Langdon said to Ben Ritchey,
    * about Re: ipv6 ...
    *

    Ok, thanks Tony :)


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  • From Ben Ritchey@1:2320/100 to Richard Menedetter on Sun Apr 30 19:30:08 2017
    * An ongoing debate between Richard Menedetter and Ben Ritchey rages on ...

    You are missing a global address.
    Do you have a radvd active?
    Your IPv6 router needs to send router advertisements with your subnet address. When an IPv6 host receives those, it will generate a global
    IPv6 address with that subnet address.

    Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . :
    fe80::203:ffff:fe2c:6191%5

    You are missing the global address.
    The fe80 address is a link-local address.
    It is only valid on that Ethernet link.
    You need one with a global scope!
    Enable the advertisments on your IPv6 router.

    Ok, I'll look ... nada for ads on router setting. :(


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  • From Richard Menedetter@1:2320/100 to Ben Ritchey on Mon May 1 02:33:42 2017
    Hi Ben!

    30 Apr 2017 19:30, from Ben Ritchey -> Richard Menedetter:

    You need one with a global scope!
    Enable the advertisments on your IPv6 router.
    Ok, I'll look ... nada for ads on router setting. :(

    What setup are you using?
    What router?

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  • From Ben Ritchey@1:2320/100 to Michiel Van Der Vlist on Sun Apr 30 19:32:57 2017
    * An ongoing debate between Michiel van der Vlist and Ben Ritchey rages on ...

    There is an IPv6 address. But... is is just a so called link local address. They all start with fe80:: It is the IPv6 brother of the 192.168.x.y IPv4 addresses. It is only valid on the local link. So you have a computer that is IPv6 capable, but it does not have a
    connection to the IPv6 outside world yet.

    Your router should broadcast so called "router advertisments". The
    devices connected to that router are assigned globaly routable IPv6 adresses from those router advertisements. It seems your router does
    not broadcast router advertisements...

    Hmmm... what's that option called? Don't see anything :( I have a Linksys WRT3200ACM if that helps. {chuckle}


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  • From Richard Menedetter@1:2320/100 to Ben Ritchey on Mon May 1 02:40:00 2017
    Hi Ben!

    30 Apr 2017 19:32, from Ben Ritchey -> Michiel Van Der Vlist:

    Hmmm... what's that option called? Don't see anything :( I have a
    Linksys WRT3200ACM if that helps. {chuckle}

    With OpenWRT/LEDE or with the stock firmware?

    If stock firmware then sorry ... no clue about that.

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  • From Ben Ritchey@1:2320/100 to Richard Menedetter on Sun Apr 30 19:56:00 2017
    * An ongoing debate between Richard Menedetter and Ben Ritchey rages on ...

    Hmmm... what's that option called? Don't see anything :( I have a
    Linksys WRT3200ACM if that helps. {chuckle}
    With OpenWRT/LEDE or with the stock firmware?
    If stock firmware then sorry ... no clue about that.

    Yeah, stock :( Actually I have two IPV6 addresses to manage. My router is cascaded off another one that points to mine with a Win7 ipv6 addy.

    My local Linksys points to VM for BinkD. Win7 shows a valid ipv6 addy I used to


    pass the BinkD ports on 1st router to Win7. Now I need to pass second router somehow. lol


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  • From Tony Langdon@1:2320/100 to Ben Ritchey on Mon May 1 10:40:00 2017
    Ben Ritchey wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    Ok, thanks Tony :)

    Good luck, feel free to poll freeway.vkradio.com when you get IPv6 up. :)


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  • From Tony Langdon@1:2320/100 to Ben Ritchey on Mon May 1 11:01:00 2017
    Ben Ritchey wrote to Michiel Van Der Vlist <=-
    Windows IP Configuration


    Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lusfiber.net
    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.124
    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::203:ffff:fe2c:6191%5
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

    Doesn't look like you have a global IPv6 address. Does your router support IPv6 and router advertisments?


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  • From Tony Langdon@1:2320/100 to Ben Ritchey on Mon May 1 12:58:00 2017
    Ben Ritchey wrote to Richard Menedetter <=-

    Yeah, stock :( Actually I have two IPV6 addresses to manage. My router
    is cascaded off another one that points to mine with a Win7 ipv6 addy.

    Hmm, your setup sounds rather confusing. Cascading routers just complicates matters enormously, and I'm not sure what benefits you derive. I run everything on a flat LAN here, one router in the path (there are secondary routers configured as purely wifi access points and/or Ethernet switches, but they don't take part in any routing).

    My local Linksys points to VM for BinkD. Win7 shows a valid ipv6 addy I used to

    pass the BinkD ports on 1st router to Win7. Now I need to pass second router somehow. lol

    I'm confused as to how your network is setup (and why). :)


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  • From Markus Reschke@1:2320/100 to Ben Ritchey on Mon May 1 11:28:02 2017
    Hi Ben!

    Apr 30 19:56 2017, Ben Ritchey wrote to Richard Menedetter:

    Yeah, stock :( Actually I have two IPV6 addresses to manage. My
    router is cascaded off another one that points to mine with a Win7
    ipv6 addy.

    My local Linksys points to VM for BinkD. Win7 shows a valid ipv6 addy
    I used to pass the BinkD ports on 1st router to Win7. Now I need to
    pass second router somehow. lol

    Sounds like you need routers supporting RA (router advertisements) and PD (prefix delegation). Best bet would be some TP-Link running OpwenWrt or LEDE.

    ciao,
    Markus

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@1:2320/100 to Ben Ritchey on Mon May 1 12:15:13 2017
    Hello Ben,

    On Sunday April 30 2017 19:32, you wrote to me:

    Your router should broadcast so called "router advertisments".
    The devices connected to that router are assigned globaly
    routable IPv6 adresses from those router advertisements. It seems
    your router does not broadcast router advertisements...

    Hmmm... what's that option called? Don't see anything :( I have a
    Linksys WRT3200ACM if that helps. {chuckle}

    I have no idea, I am not familiar with that router. I don't even know if it supports IPv6 out of the box. A quick search suggests it does not...

    You will have to give us more information about your network. You mentioned a second router? What is your physical connection? DSL, Cable, Sat?


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Richard Menedetter@1:2320/100 to Ben Ritchey on Mon May 1 13:42:36 2017
    Hi Ben!

    30 Apr 2017 19:56, from Ben Ritchey -> Richard Menedetter:

    Actually I have two IPV6 addresses to manage. My router is cascaded
    off another one that points to mine with a Win7 ipv6 addy.

    You should have at least
    2^64
    18446744073709551616
    Addresses to manage. (a /64 IPv6 subnet)

    What do you mean your router is cascaded off another one?

    My local Linksys points to VM for BinkD.

    What do you mean by points to??

    Win7 shows a valid ipv6 addy I used to pass the BinkD ports on 1st
    router to Win7. Now I need to pass second router somehow. lol

    Sorry ... I do not understand what you want to say.

    CU, Ricsi

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  • From Richard Menedetter@1:2320/100 to Markus Reschke on Mon May 1 13:45:12 2017
    Hi Markus!

    01 May 2017 11:28, from Markus Reschke -> Ben Ritchey:

    Sounds like you need routers supporting RA (router advertisements) and
    PD (prefix delegation). Best bet would be some TP-Link running
    OpwenWrt or LEDE.

    Agree.

    But introducing prefix delegation by YOURSELF is not a wise move. (nor is cascading home routers).
    If you get a PD from your provider that is fine, but introducing it by yourself

    in your own network only complicates things in my not so humble opinion.

    CU, Ricsi

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  • From Markus Reschke@1:2320/100 to Michiel van der Vlist on Mon May 1 13:43:20 2017
    Hello Michiel!

    May 01 12:15 2017, Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Ben Ritchey:

    Hmmm... what's that option called? Don't see anything :( I have a
    Linksys WRT3200ACM if that helps. {chuckle}

    MvdV> I have no idea, I am not familiar with that router. I don't even
    MvdV> know if it supports IPv6 out of the box. A quick search suggests it
    MvdV> does not...

    It's one of Linksys' Open Source routers and supported by OpenWrt/LEDE (https://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/linksys/wrt_ac_series).

    Regards,
    Markus

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  • From Björn Felten@1:2320/100 to Tony Langdon on Mon May 1 06:20:05 2017
    I'm confused as to how your network is setup (and why). :)

    Me2.

    I too have one single contact point to the big bad internet and everything behind it is handled locally.

    And yes, I know that everybody is telling me that having that single contact

    point being handled by an old WinXP box is a really bad idea, but it has worked

    for me for almost two decades now, so obviously it's doable... 8-)



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  • From Tony Langdon@1:2320/100 to Björn Felten on Tue May 2 13:14:00 2017
    Bjorn Felten wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    I'm confused as to how your network is setup (and why). :)

    Me2.

    I too have one single contact point to the big bad internet and everything behind it is handled locally.

    Yep, we agree, though while my network is physically one segment, it actually carries 4 logical networks:

    1. Main LAN (10.x) - this is the default network, which all devices are on, most (including all configured by DHCPv4) are only on this network and IPv6.

    2. Additional public IPv4 LAN (/29) - this is supplied via a Linux router running OpenVPN. My BBSs have addresses on this network for public access, SMTP, etc.

    3. HAMnet (44.x) - I have an allocation of 44.x addresses. Currently restricted to a few hosts on the LAN, until I get around to putting some on the air. Another Linux router manages this feed.

    4. IPv6, which comes native on my main Internet connection, and all IPv6 capable devices get an IPv6 address, either static or using SLAAC. In the future, I can see IPv4 simplifying my network. The HAMnet (if still needed) will hopefully one day be carried across IPv6, and the additional public IPv4 adresses may one day be no longer needed. Don't know if I will ever see the day when I'm down to a single IPv6 network with firewalling to support HAMnet equivalent functions on IPv6, but here's hoping. I suspect IPv4 will linger in some form for many years, even if we're all running IPv6 only or DS-Lite at home.

    And yes, I know that everybody is telling me that having that single contact point being handled by an old WinXP box is a really bad idea,
    but it has worked for me for almost two decades now, so obviously it's doable... 8-)

    Not what I would do (more for flexibility than security), but since it works, who am I to argue? ;)


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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@1:2320/100 to Tony Langdon on Sat May 6 12:49:23 2017
    Hello Tony,

    On Tuesday May 02 2017 13:14, you wrote to Bjorn Felten:

    Don't know if I will ever see the day when I'm down to a single IPv6 network with firewalling to support HAMnet equivalent functions on
    IPv6, but here's hoping. I suspect IPv4 will linger in some form for
    many years, even if we're all running IPv6 only or DS-Lite at home.

    I foresee that if I stay with my present ISP, I will be on a DS-Lite connection

    between now and five years. My ISP (Ziggo) is now a daughterof Liberty global and their policy seems to be that all consumer connection will DS-Lite. I have dual stack now, but I do not expect that to last forever...

    Having said that I think it will be doable to run my Fidonet system on a DS-Lite connection. With 50+ IPv6 capable nodes, the IPv6 fidonet club is near reaching "critical mass". ... I think...


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@1:2320/100 to All on Sat May 6 12:57:23 2017
    Hello All,

    Saturday May 06 2017 12:49, I wrote to Tony Langdon:

    Having said that I think it will be doable to run my Fidonet system on
    a DS-Lite connection. With 50+ IPv6 capable nodes, the IPv6 fidonet
    club is near reaching "critical mass". ... I think...

    And to put my money where my mouth is, I will run the following test from 11:00

    UTC until 18:00 UTC this afternoon:

    o My binkd server will only answer on IPv6.

    o I will poll all my IPv4 only links every 30 minutes.

    Let's see how that works iut.


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Tony Langdon@1:2320/100 to Michiel van der Vlist on Sat May 6 22:38:00 2017
    Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
    I foresee that if I stay with my present ISP, I will be on a DS-Lite connection between now and five years. My ISP (Ziggo) is now a
    daughterof Liberty global and their policy seems to be that all
    consumer connection will DS-Lite. I have dual stack now, but I do not expect that to last forever...

    I suspect I will have somewhat longer, because my ISP has traditionally catered to a more tech savvy clientele, which is one reason they were early with IPv6, and why I believe they will maintain IPv4 for as long as it provides significant benefits.

    Having said that I think it will be doable to run my Fidonet system on
    a DS-Lite connection. With 50+ IPv6 capable nodes, the IPv6 fidonet
    club is near reaching "critical mass". ... I think...

    I think that point is approaching. You could certainly be provided an IPv6 feed from 50+ nodes nowadays.


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  • From Tony Langdon@1:2320/100 to Michiel van der Vlist on Sat May 6 22:41:00 2017
    Michiel van der Vlist wrote to All <=-


    And to put my money where my mouth is, I will run the following test
    from 11:00 UTC until 18:00 UTC this afternoon:

    o My binkd server will only answer on IPv6.

    o I will poll all my IPv4 only links every 30 minutes.

    Good luck with the test. Sounds like it should work.


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  • From Tommi Koivula@1:2320/100 to Michiel van der Vlist on Sat May 6 15:59:25 2017

    On 6.5.2017 13.57, Michiel van der Vlist wrote:

    MvdV> And to put my money where my mouth is, I will run the following test
    MvdV> from 11:00 UTC until 18:00 UTC this afternoon:

    MvdV> o My binkd server will only answer on IPv6.

    [17304] BEGIN, binkd/1.1a-95/Linux -p -P 280/5555 /etc/binkd/binkd
    [17304] creating a poll for 2:280/5555@fidonet (`d' flavour)
    [17304] clientmgr started
    [17305] call to 2:280/5555@fidonet
    [17305] trying f5555.n280.z2.binkp.net [2001:1c02:1100:fd00:215:60
    [17305] connected
    [17305] outgoing session with f5555.n280.z2.binkp.net:24554 [2001:
    [17305] OPT CRAM-MD5-ebc9b3e2d002bd3c4e8fdc8a0d288cee
    [17305] Remote requests MD mode
    [17305] SYS Blijf Tonijn
    [17305] ZYZ Michiel van der Vlist
    [17305] LOC Driebergen, NL
    [17305] NDL CM,MO,IBN:fido.vlist.eu,RPK,NPK,ENC,NC,PING
    [17305] TIME Sat, 6 May 2017 14:42:57 +0200
    [17305] VER binkd/1.1a-95/Win32 binkp/1.1
    [17305] addr: 2:280/5555@fidonet
    [17305] addr: 2:2/20@fidonet
    [17305] addr: 2:28/0@fidonet
    [17305] OPT EXTCMD GZ
    [17305] Remote supports EXTCMD mode
    [17305] Remote supports GZ mode
    [17305] done (to 2:280/5555@fidonet, OK, S/R: 0/0 (0/0 bytes))
    [17305] session closed, quitting...
    [17304] rc(17305)=0
    [17304] the queue is empty, quitting...


    [19208] BEGIN, binkd/1.1a-95/OS2 -p -P 280/5555 binkd_client.cfg
    [19208] creating a poll for 2:280/5555@fidonet (`d' flavour)
    [19208] clientmgr started
    [19209] call to 2:280/5555@fidonet
    [19209] trying f5555.n280.z2.binkp.net via proxy 192.168.1.16:8118
    [19209] connected
    [19209] connected to proxy rpi.localnet:8118
    [19209] outgoing session with f5555.n280.z2.binkp.net:24554
    [19209] OPT CRAM-MD5-2bcd6c1142513f96a0a148a92dda8fee
    [19209] Remote requests MD mode
    [19209] SYS Blijf Tonijn
    [19209] ZYZ Michiel van der Vlist
    [19209] LOC Driebergen, NL
    [19209] NDL CM,MO,IBN:fido.vlist.eu,RPK,NPK,ENC,NC,PING
    [19209] TIME Sat, 6 May 2017 14:48:21 +0200
    [19209] VER binkd/1.1a-95/Win32 binkp/1.1
    [19209] addr: 2:280/5555@fidonet
    [19209] addr: 2:2/20@fidonet
    [19209] addr: 2:28/0@fidonet
    [19209] OPT EXTCMD GZ
    [19209] Remote supports EXTCMD mode
    [19209] Remote supports GZ mode
    [19209] done (to 2:280/5555@fidonet, OK, S/R: 0/0 (0/0 bytes))
    [19209] session closed, quitting...
    [19208] rc(19209)=0
    [19208] the queue is empty, quitting...

    'Tommi

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  • From Markus Reschke@1:2320/100 to Michiel van der Vlist on Sat May 6 15:26:36 2017
    Hi Michiel!

    May 06 12:57 2017, Michiel van der Vlist wrote to All:

    MvdV> And to put my money where my mouth is, I will run the following
    MvdV> test from 11:00 UTC until 18:00 UTC this afternoon:

    MvdV> o My binkd server will only answer on IPv6.

    MvdV> o I will poll all my IPv4 only links every 30 minutes.

    MvdV> Let's see how that works iut.

    Please don't be disappointed if everything works fine ;)

    ciao,
    Markus

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  • From Tommi Koivula@1:2320/100 to Michiel van der Vlist on Sat May 6 16:31:16 2017
    06 May 17 15:26, Markus Reschke wrote to you:

    Please don't be disappointed if everything works fine ;)

    And next time remove the A record. ;)

    host fido.vlist.eu
    fido.vlist.eu has address 83.85.196.65
    fido.vlist.eu has IPv6 address 2001:1c02:1100:fd00:215:60ff:fe52:213d

    'Tommi

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@1:2320/100 to Tony Langdon on Sat May 6 18:32:25 2017
    Hello Tony,

    On Saturday May 06 2017 22:38, you wrote to me:

    I suspect I will have somewhat longer, because my ISP has
    traditionally catered to a more tech savvy clientele, which is one
    reason they were early with IPv6, and why I believe they will maintain IPv4 for as long as it provides significant benefits.

    The real test is of course "how long will they continue to provide IPv4 when it

    stops being profitable?"

    Having said that I think it will be doable to run my Fidonet
    system on a DS-Lite connection. With 50+ IPv6 capable nodes, the
    IPv6 fidonet club is near reaching "critical mass". ... I
    think...

    I think that point is approaching. You could certainly be provided an IPv6 feed from 50+ nodes nowadays.

    So far so good...

    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@1:2320/100 to Tommi Koivula on Sat May 6 18:24:20 2017
    Hello Tommi,

    On Saturday May 06 2017 16:31, you wrote to me:

    Please don't be disappointed if everything works fine ;)

    And next time remove the A record. ;)

    Good idea for the next test. Maybe next week.


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@1:2320/100 to Tommi Koivula on Sat May 6 21:59:00 2017
    Hello Tommi,

    On Saturday May 06 2017 15:59, you wrote to me:

    MvdV>> And to put my money where my mouth is, I will run the following
    MvdV>> test from 11:00 UTC until 18:00 UTC this afternoon:

    MvdV>> o My binkd server will only answer on IPv6.

    [17304] BEGIN, binkd/1.1a-95/Linux -p -P 280/5555 /etc/binkd/binkd
    [17304] creating a poll for 2:280/5555@fidonet (`d' flavour)
    [17304] clientmgr started
    [17305] call to 2:280/5555@fidonet
    [17305] trying f5555.n280.z2.binkp.net [2001:1c02:1100:fd00:215:60
    [17305] connected

    It so happened that I saw you com in.

    [19208] BEGIN, binkd/1.1a-95/OS2 -p -P 280/5555 binkd_client.cfg
    [19208] creating a poll for 2:280/5555@fidonet (`d' flavour)
    [19208] clientmgr started
    [19209] call to 2:280/5555@fidonet
    [19209] trying f5555.n280.z2.binkp.net via proxy 192.168.1.16:8118
    [19209] connected
    [19209] connected to proxy rpi.localnet:8118

    Ah, your proxy. Yeh, I saw that too.


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@1:2320/100 to Markus Reschke on Sat May 6 22:00:36 2017
    Hello Markus,

    On Saturday May 06 2017 15:26, you wrote to me:

    MvdV>> o My binkd server will only answer on IPv6.

    MvdV>> o I will poll all my IPv4 only links every 30 minutes.

    MvdV>> Let's see how that works out.

    Please don't be disappointed if everything works fine ;)

    Well, to my mild surprise, everything DID work out fine. I don't think I missed

    any mail.

    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@1:2320/100 to Tony Langdon on Sat May 6 22:02:03 2017
    Hello Tony,

    On Saturday May 06 2017 22:41, you wrote to me:

    o My binkd server will only answer on IPv6.

    o I will poll all my IPv4 only links every 30 minutes.

    Good luck with the test. Sounds like it should work.

    It did! ;-)


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Tony Langdon@1:2320/100 to Michiel van der Vlist on Sun May 7 08:11:00 2017
    Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    I suspect I will have somewhat longer, because my ISP has
    traditionally catered to a more tech savvy clientele, which is one
    reason they were early with IPv6, and why I believe they will maintain IPv4 for as long as it provides significant benefits.

    The real test is of course "how long will they continue to provide IPv4 when it stops being profitable?"

    As they are geared more towards providing a service than being the cheapest in town, probably longer than most. Yes, they are a bit more expensive, but it has certainly been a story of you get what you pay for.

    So far so good...

    That's good to hear. :)


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  • From Tony Langdon@1:2320/100 to Michiel van der Vlist on Sun May 7 08:13:00 2017
    Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    Good luck with the test. Sounds like it should work.

    It did! ;-)

    That's good to hear. Do you have many IPv6 capable links? I have at least a couple, including my main Fido feed (you can probably guess who that is from the IPv6 list). :)


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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@1:2320/100 to Tony Langdon on Sun May 7 00:36:01 2017
    Hello Tony,

    On Sunday May 07 2017 08:13, you wrote to me:

    Good luck with the test. Sounds like it should work.

    It did! ;-)

    That's good to hear. Do you have many IPv6 capable links?

    I have 18 IPv6 capable links. I could entice a few more sysops to link with me I think...
    I have at least a couple, including my main Fido feed (you can
    probably guess who that is from the IPv6 list). :)

    I can make an educated guess.. ;-)

    There is one thing that won't work when I go DS-Lite. The connection with my point system when I am on the move. My 3G dongle is IPv4 only and WiFi networks

    supporting IPv6 are still quite rare. So I may have to install a tunnel on my laptop. One that works from behind NAT, because being behind a NAT is the usual

    situation on a public WiFi network.
    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Tony Langdon@1:2320/100 to Michiel van der Vlist on Sun May 7 14:04:00 2017
    Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    I have 18 IPv6 capable links. I could entice a few more sysops to link with me I think...

    That's a decent count. I'd have to check my logs. :)

    I have at least a couple, including my main Fido feed (you can
    probably guess who that is from the IPv6 list). :)

    I can make an educated guess.. ;-)

    Yeah, not too difficult to work it out. :)


    There is one thing that won't work when I go DS-Lite. The connection
    with my point system when I am on the move. My 3G dongle is IPv4 only
    and WiFi networks supporting IPv6 are still quite rare. So I may have
    to install a tunnel on my laptop. One that works from behind NAT,
    because being behind a NAT is the usual situation on a public WiFi network. Cheers, Michiel

    That is a good point. You could try something like OpenVPN (I'm sure it supports IPv6 inside tunnels).


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  • From Tommi Koivula@1:2320/100 to Tony Langdon on Sun May 7 07:37:56 2017
    On Sun, 7 May 2017 14:04:00 +1000 Tony Langdon wrote:

    There is one thing that won't work when I go DS-Lite. The connection
    with my point system when I am on the move. My 3G dongle is IPv4 only
    and WiFi networks supporting IPv6 are still quite rare. So I may have
    to install a tunnel on my laptop. One that works from behind NAT,
    because being behind a NAT is the usual situation on a public WiFi
    network.

    That is a good point. You could try something like OpenVPN (I'm sure it supports IPv6 inside tunnels).

    It may not work if the server side is ipv6-only and the client is natted ipv4-only. He may need some third-party storage for fido bundles, like ftp server or cloud. Or another fido system to route his mail bundles. ;)

    Or use teredo. :D

    'Tommi

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  • From Tony Langdon@1:2320/100 to Tommi Koivula on Sun May 7 15:26:00 2017
    Tommi Koivula wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    That is a good point. You could try something like OpenVPN (I'm sure it supports IPv6 inside tunnels).

    It may not work if the server side is ipv6-only and the client is
    natted ipv4-only. He may need some third-party storage for fido
    bundles, like ftp server or cloud. Or another fido system to route his mail bundles. ;)

    Yes, the remote endpoint would need to support both IPv4 (for the tunnel itself) and IPv6 (for the payload).

    Or use teredo. :D

    I thought that was dead and buried. Didn't Microsoft close down their Teredo servers? Did anyone else have any running?


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  • From Tommi Koivula@1:2320/100 to Tony Langdon on Sun May 7 09:07:52 2017
    On 7.5.2017 8.26, Tony Langdon : Tommi Koivula wrote:

    Or use teredo. :D

    I thought that was dead and buried. Didn't Microsoft close down
    their Teredo servers? Did anyone else have any running?

    My comment was meant to be a joke, but it is still there. And it works!

    The company laptop of mine :

    \\WL0046\tommi.koivula C:\>ipconfig

    Windows IP Configuration

    Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : localnet
    Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::4d93:57dc:617f:30c5%11
    IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.14.11
    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.14.1

    Mobile Broadband adapter Mobile Broadband Connection:

    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

    Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : localnet

    Tunnel adapter isatap.ad.rbb.homeip.net:

    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

    Tunnel adapter isatap.localnet:

    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : localnet

    Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
    IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:9d38:6abd:109b:248a:3d62:
    Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::109b:248a:3d62:f9b6%19
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::

    Tunnel adapter isatap.{9387B16B-4608-4DE6-BD72-2A8E5A40CB07}:

    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :



    \\WL0046\tommi.koivula C:\>tracert -6 google.com

    Tracing route to google.com [2a00:1450:400f:808::200e]
    over a maximum of 30 hops:

    1 * 66 ms 30 ms 6to4.fra1.he.net [2001:470:0:150::2]
    2 38 ms * 42 ms 10gigabitethernet6.switch2.fra1.he.net
    3 * 42 ms * de-cix10.net.google.com [2001:7f8::3b41
    4 34 ms * * 2001:4860::1:0:d0c5
    5 118 ms * 108 ms 2001:4860::8:0:cb94
    6 79 ms * * 2001:4860::8:0:6400
    7 * * 181 ms 2001:4860::8:0:4fc8
    8 73 ms 138 ms * 2001:4860::1:0:26ec
    9 * 146 ms * 2001:4860:0:1::1011
    10 330 ms * * arn09s10-in-x0e.1e100.net [2a00:1450:40
    11 129 ms * * arn09s10-in-x0e.1e100.net [2a00:1450:40
    12 245 ms * 58 ms arn09s10-in-x0e.1e100.net [2a00:1450:40

    Trace complete.

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  • From Tony Langdon@1:2320/100 to Tommi Koivula on Sun May 7 20:50:00 2017
    Tommi Koivula wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    I thought that was dead and buried. Didn't Microsoft close down
    their Teredo servers? Did anyone else have any running?

    My comment was meant to be a joke, but it is still there. And it works!

    Hmm, obviously Teredo still does work!


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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@1:2320/100 to Tony Langdon on Sun May 7 20:34:35 2017
    Hello Tony,

    On Sunday May 07 2017 20:50, you wrote to Tommi Koivula:

    My comment was meant to be a joke, but it is still there. And it
    works!

    Hmm, obviously Teredo still does work!

    Not here. I am on a camping in Belgium. The WiFi is IPv4 only.

    I re-anabled Teredo for the test:

    Tunneladapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

    Verbindungsspezifisches DNS-Suffix:
    Beschreibung. . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft-Teredo-Tunneling-Adapter
    Physikalische Adresse . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
    DHCP aktiviert. . . . . . . . . . : Nein
    Autokonfiguration aktiviert . . . : Ja
    IPv6-Adresse. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:9d38:90d7:181d:6cb:ab3f:3b7c(Bevor
    zugt)
    Verbindungslokale IPv6-Adresse . : fe80::181d:6cb:ab3f:3b7c%34(Bevorzugt)
    Standardgateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
    NetBIOS Uber TCP/IP . . . . . . . : Deaktiviert

    C:\point>

    netsh interface teredo>show state
    Teredo-Parameter
    ---------------------------------------------
    Typ : client
    Servername : teredo.ipv6.microsoft.com.
    Clientaktual.-intervall : 30 Sekunden
    Clientport : unspecified
    Status : qualified
    Clienttyp : Teredo client
    Netzwerk : unmanaged
    NAT : restricted
    NAT-spezifisches Verhalten : UPNP: Nein, Portbeibehaltung: Nein
    Lokale Zuordnung : 192.168.8.4:56006
    Externe NAT-Zuordnung : 84.192.196.131:63796

    netsh interface teredo>


    But no IPv6 aaccoding to ipv6-test.com and I can't reach 2:280/5006

    So here Teredo does not work..

    But ....

    C:\point\fmail>tracert -6 google.com

    Routenverfolgung zu google.com [2a00:1450:400e:807::200e] Uber maximal 30 Abschn
    itte:

    1 * 48 ms * 6to4.ams1.he.net [2001:470:0:190::2]
    2 43 ms 50 ms * ve209.core1.ams1.he.net [2001:470:0:190::1]
    3 59 ms * * amsix-router.google.com [2001:7f8:1::a501:5169:1
    ]
    4 37 ms 41 ms 35 ms 2001:4860:0:f8a::1
    5 * * * ZeitUberschreitung der Anforderung.
    6 * 35 ms 35 ms ams15s30-in-x0e.1e100.net [2a00:1450:400e:807::2
    00e]

    Ablaufverfolgung beendet.

    C:\point\fmail>

    So that works... hmmm..

    C:\point\fmail>ping -6 google.com

    Ping wird ausgefUhrt fUr google.com [2a00:1450:400e:807::200e] mit 32 Bytes Date
    :
    ZeitUberschreitung der Anforderung.
    Antwort von 2a00:1450:400e:807::200e: Zeit=35ms
    Antwort von 2a00:1450:400e:807::200e: Zeit=39ms
    Antwort von 2a00:1450:400e:807::200e: Zeit=28ms

    Ping-Statistik fUr 2a00:1450:400e:807::200e:
    Pakete: Gesendet = 4, Empfangen = 3, Verloren = 1
    (25% Verlust),
    Ca. Zeitangaben in Millisek.:
    Minimum = 28ms, Maximum = 39ms, Mittelwert = 34ms

    So some things seem to work, but binkp IPv6 over Teredo does not work.


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Tony Langdon@1:2320/100 to Michiel van der Vlist on Mon May 8 08:37:00 2017
    Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    So some things seem to work, but binkp IPv6 over Teredo does not work.

    Hmm, interesting. Looks like more testing needed. Something not easy to do here, as I'm already native. Would have to tether something to the phone to test, or use a different site (I have access to at least one network without IPv6).


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  • From Tommi Koivula@1:2320/100 to Michiel van der Vlist on Mon May 8 09:06:29 2017
    On 7.5.2017 21.34, Michiel van der Vlist : Tony Langdon wrote:

    MvdV> Not here. I am on a camping in Belgium. The WiFi is IPv4 only.

    ...

    MvdV> So some things seem to work, but binkp IPv6 over Teredo does not
    MvdV> work.

    I can make a binkp poll over teredo.

    Maybe the belgians at the camping are blocking your binkp?

    'Tommi

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@1:2320/100 to Tommi Koivula on Mon May 8 08:31:29 2017
    Hello Tommi,

    On Monday May 08 2017 09:06, you wrote to me:

    MvdV>> So some things seem to work, but binkp IPv6 over Teredo does
    MvdV>> not work.

    I can make a binkp poll over teredo.

    Maybe the belgians at the camping are blocking your binkp?

    Binkp over IPv4 works. Blocking binkp via Teredo and not direct is illogical. Besides, no http over IPv6 either. All Ipv6 test sites that I can remember say I have no IPv6.

    However, "properties" of my wireless LAN interface says that IPv6 is enabled...

    What Teredo server do you use? Here it is teredo.ipv6.microsoft.com.




    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@1:2320/100 to Tony Langdon on Mon May 8 08:42:30 2017
    Hello Tony,

    On Monday May 08 2017 08:37, you wrote to me:

    So some things seem to work, but binkp IPv6 over Teredo does not
    work.

    An AYIYA SixXs tunnel works from behind NAT. I tested that many years ago. I considered transfering my SixXs tunnel to my laptop whe I got an he.net tunnel at home. Too late now, SixXs closes shop in a month.

    Hmm, interesting. Looks like more testing needed. Something not easy
    to do here, as I'm already native. Would have to tether something to
    the phone to test, or use a different site (I have access to at least
    one network without IPv6).

    At home I could test using my FON spot or my 3G dongle. They are IPv4 only..


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@1:2320/100 to Tommi Koivula on Mon May 8 09:22:19 2017
    Hello Tommi,

    On Monday May 08 2017 09:06, you wrote to me:

    I can make a binkp poll over teredo.

    Maybe the belgians at the camping are blocking your binkp?

    It seems to be a DNS problem. When I enter your literal IPv6 address in binkd's

    config instead op using binkp.net, it works:

    C:\point\binkd>binkd -pP221/10 binkd.cfg
    09:21 [3148] BEGIN standalone, binkd/1.1a-95/Win32 -pP221/10 binkd.cfg
    09:21 [3148] creating a poll for 2:221/10@fidonet (`d' flavour)
    09:21 [3148] clientmgr started
    + 09:21 [2308] call to 2:221/10@fidonet
    09:21 [2308] trying 2001:41d0:401:3100::1030 [2001:41d0:401:3100::1030].
    09:21 [2308] connected
    + 09:21 [2308] outgoing session with 2001:41d0:401:3100::1030:24554
    - 09:21 [2308] OPT CRAM-MD5-6af81e4a1ead78614df7f97e3946d0ee
    + 09:21 [2308] Remote requests MD mode
    - 09:21 [2308] SYS TEN (2:221/10)
    - 09:21 [2308] ZYZ Tommi Koivula
    - 09:21 [2308] LOC EU
    - 09:21 [2308] NDL IBN,CM,INO4
    - 09:21 [2308] TIME Mon, 8 May 2017 10:21:26 +0300
    - 09:21 [2308] VER binkd/1.1a-95/OS2 binkp/1.1
    + 09:21 [2308] addr: 2:221/10@fidonet
    - 09:21 [2308] OPT EXTCMD GZ BZ2
    + 09:21 [2308] Remote supports EXTCMD mode
    + 09:21 [2308] Remote supports GZ mode
    + 09:21 [2308] done (to 2:221/10@fidonet, OK, S/R: 0/0 (0/0 bytes))
    09:21 [2308] session closed, quitting...
    09:21 [3148] the queue is empty, quitting...

    C:\point\binkd>




    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@1:2320/100 to Tommi Koivula on Mon May 8 09:36:08 2017
    Hello Tommi,

    Monday May 08 2017 09:22, I wrote to you:

    It seems to be a DNS problem. When I enter your literal IPv6 address
    in binkd's config instead op using binkp.net, it works:

    I can also call my own system using the literal IPv6 address...

    09:35 [2232] call to 2:280/5555@fidonet
    09:35 [2232] trying 2001:1c02:1100:fd00:215:60ff:fe52:213d
    [2001:1c02:1100:fd0:215:60ff:fe52:213d]...
    09:35 [2232] connected
    09:35 [2232] outgoing session with 2001:1c02:1100:fd00:215:60ff:fe52:213d:2455

    09:35 [2232] OPT CRAM-MD5-5646495f5ad494bc72f6639ab3f564ee
    09:35 [2232] Remote requests MD mode
    09:35 [2232] SYS Blijf Tonijn
    09:35 [2232] ZYZ Michiel van der Vlist
    09:35 [2232] LOC Driebergen, NL
    09:35 [2232] NDL CM,MO,IBN:fido.vlist.eu,RPK,NPK,ENC,NC,PING
    09:35 [2232] TIME Mon, 8 May 2017 09:35:08 +0200
    09:35 [2232] VER binkd/1.1a-95/Win32 binkp/1.1
    09:35 [2232] addr: 2:280/5555@fidonet
    09:35 [2232] addr: 2:2/20@fidonet
    09:35 [2232] addr: 2:28/0@fidonet
    09:35 [2232] OPT EXTCMD CRYPT GZ
    09:35 [2232] Remote supports EXTCMD mode
    09:35 [2232] Remote requests CRYPT mode


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@1:2320/100 to Tommi Koivula on Mon May 8 09:56:59 2017
    Hello Tommi,

    Monday May 08 2017 09:36, I wrote to you:

    I can also call my own system using the literal IPv6 address...

    But the connection is slow, unstable and unreliable...

    + 09:55 [3232] call to 2:280/5555@fidonet
    09:55 [3232] trying 2001:1c02:1100:fd00:215:60ff:fe52:213d
    [2001:1c02:1100:fd00:215:60ff:fe52:213d]...
    ? 09:56 [3232] connection to 2:280/5555@fidonet failed: {W32
    API error 10060} Connection timed out
    09:56 [1468] the queue is empty, quitting...


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Tony Langdon@1:2320/100 to Michiel van der Vlist on Mon May 8 20:15:00 2017
    Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    An AYIYA SixXs tunnel works from behind NAT. I tested that many years ago. I considered transfering my SixXs tunnel to my laptop whe I got an he.net tunnel at home. Too late now, SixXs closes shop in a month.

    Yes, that would have been an option years ago, but not now, with SixXs all but closed.

    At home I could test using my FON spot or my 3G dongle. They are IPv4 only..

    Perfect for testing. :)


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  • From Tommi Koivula@1:2320/100 to Michiel van der Vlist on Mon May 8 17:59:30 2017
    08 May 17 09:56, you wrote to me:

    I can also call my own system using the literal IPv6 address...

    But the connection is slow, unstable and unreliable...

    Yep. It may be used as a last backup connection only.

    Never let your public ipv4 address go. :)

    'Tommi

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    # Origin: [f10.n221.z2.binkp.net] (2:221/10)
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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@1:2320/100 to Tony Langdon on Mon May 8 18:02:50 2017
    Hello Tony,

    On Monday May 08 2017 20:15, you wrote to me:

    An AYIYA SixXs tunnel works from behind NAT. I tested that many
    years ago. I considered transfering my SixXs tunnel to my laptop
    whe I got an he.net tunnel at home. Too late now, SixXs closes
    shop in a month.

    Yes, that would have been an option years ago, but not now, with SixXs
    all but closed.

    My estimate is that I will have a couple of years before it becomes an issue. I

    have plenty of time to find an alternative. Maybe IPv6 will be common for public WiFi by then. Who knows.

    At home I could test using my FON spot or my 3G dongle. They are
    IPv4 only..

    Perfect for testing. :)

    Yep.

    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@1:2320/100 to Tommi Koivula on Mon May 8 18:05:17 2017
    Hello Tommi,

    On Monday May 08 2017 17:59, you wrote to me:

    I can also call my own system using the literal IPv6 address...

    But the connection is slow, unstable and unreliable...

    Yep. It may be used as a last backup connection only.

    As it is, it is barely stable enough for a point. So I reverted to making IPv4 connects to my main system.

    Never let your public ipv4 address go. :)

    I may not have a choice in the matter, so I will continue to explore the alternatives...


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@1:2320/100 to Tommi Koivula on Mon May 8 22:58:52 2017
    Hello Tommi,

    Monday May 08 2017 09:36, I wrote to you:

    It seems to be a DNS problem. When I enter your literal IPv6
    address in binkd's config instead op using binkp.net, it works:

    I can also call my own system using the literal IPv6 address...

    I have disabled isatap.

    Now I can call IPv6 nodes by host name.

    Sometimes it is just magic....

    + 23:01 [1004] call to 2:221/6@fidonet
    23:01 [1004] trying cow.dy.fi [2001:470:1f15:cb0:f1d0:2:221:6]...
    23:01 [1004] connected
    + 23:01 [1004] outgoing session with cow.dy.fi:24554
    [2001:470:1f15:cb0:f1d0:2:221:6]
    - 23:01 [1004] OPT CRAM-MD5-414f73ff4f4cc9871643d40fc5176fee
    + 23:01 [1004] Remote requests MD mode
    - 23:01 [1004] SYS RBBv6 COW
    - 23:01 [1004] ZYZ Tommi Koivula
    - 23:01 [1004] LOC Lake Ylo, Finland
    - 23:01 [1004] NDL BND,CM,NNTP,IPv6
    - 23:01 [1004] TIME Tue, 9 May 2017 00:01:32 +0300
    - 23:01 [1004] VER binkd/1.1a-95/CYGWIN_NT-5.2 binkp/1.1
    + 23:01 [1004] addr: 2:221/6@fidonet
    - 23:01 [1004] OPT EXTCMD GZ BZ2
    + 23:01 [1004] Remote supports EXTCMD mode
    + 23:01 [1004] Remote supports GZ mode
    + 23:01 [1004] done (to 2:221/6@fidonet, OK, S/R: 0/0 (0/0 bytes))
    23:01 [1004] session closed, quitting...
    23:01 [1212] the queue is empty, quitting...



    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Tony Langdon@1:2320/100 to Michiel van der Vlist on Tue May 9 09:42:00 2017
    Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    My estimate is that I will have a couple of years before it becomes an issue. I have plenty of time to find an alternative. Maybe IPv6 will be common for public WiFi by then. Who knows.

    Surely mobile Internet should go IPv6 sooner or later. That does seem to be a big hole in coverage. I suspect, assuming I stay with the same ISP, I have at least 5-10 years of IPv4 connectivity. By then, I'm sure I will have plentiful options.


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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@1:2320/100 to Tony Langdon on Tue May 9 13:54:53 2017
    Hello Tony,

    On Tuesday May 09 2017 09:42, you wrote to me:

    My estimate is that I will have a couple of years before it
    becomes an issue. I have plenty of time to find an alternative.
    Maybe IPv6 will be common for public WiFi by then. Who knows.

    Surely mobile Internet should go IPv6 sooner or later.

    Of course. But I find it hard to put a timeline on it. Mobile devices seldom host servers, so the demand for incoming capability will not be as large as for

    fixed connections. 99.9% of mobile cutomers can live with CGNAT IPv4 only I guess.

    That does seem to be a big hole in coverage. I suspect, assuming I
    stay with the same ISP, I have at least 5-10 years of IPv4
    connectivity. By then, I'm sure I will have plentiful options.

    We will. The WiFi on the camping here has just been totally replaced. It is brand new. But although the ISP (Belgacom) that privides the connection, offers

    IPv6, the WiFI is IPv4 only and since it is brand nes, I do not expect it to be

    replaced in the coming five years.

    So we will see...


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Tony Langdon@1:2320/100 to Michiel van der Vlist on Tue May 9 22:11:00 2017
    Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    Of course. But I find it hard to put a timeline on it. Mobile devices seldom host servers, so the demand for incoming capability will not be
    as large as for fixed connections. 99.9% of mobile cutomers can live
    with CGNAT IPv4 only I guess.

    I'd rather see DS-Lite, at least we get IPv6 connectivity, and outbound access to IPv4.

    That does seem to be a big hole in coverage. I suspect, assuming I
    stay with the same ISP, I have at least 5-10 years of IPv4
    connectivity. By then, I'm sure I will have plentiful options.

    We will. The WiFi on the camping here has just been totally replaced.
    It is brand new. But although the ISP (Belgacom) that privides the connection, offers IPv6, the WiFI is IPv4 only and since it is brand
    nes, I do not expect it to be replaced in the coming five years.

    Yes, still a lot of short sighted moves happening. :/


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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@1:2320/100 to Tony Langdon on Tue May 9 18:10:09 2017
    Hello Tony,

    On Tuesday May 09 2017 22:11, you wrote to me:

    Of course. But I find it hard to put a timeline on it. Mobile
    devices seldom host servers, so the demand for incoming
    capability will not be as large as for fixed connections. 99.9%
    of mobile cutomers can live with CGNAT IPv4 only I guess.

    I'd rather see DS-Lite, at least we get IPv6 connectivity, and
    outbound access to IPv4.

    I'd prefer that too but I have not heard of any plans from any of the mobile providers here yet.

    The WiFi on the camping here has just been totally replaced. It is
    brand new. But although the ISP (Belgacom) that provides the
    connection, offers IPv6, the WiFI is IPv4 only and since it is brand
    new, I do not expect it to be replaced in the coming five years.

    Yes, still a lot of short sighted moves happening. :/

    Can't blame the camping boss I'd say. He knows nothing about IPv6, he just hires some "specialist" to install WifI that covers the area with reasonable speed. And that it does. And as long as the guests don't complain...

    OTOH, in les that two weeks, I will be on a camping where theW WiFi is IPv6. Has been there for three years now. The camping boss doesn't know it. Het got a

    Fritzbox from Xs4All and installed some dumb WiFi repeaters. Not all that fast,

    but those dumb WiFi repeaters are IP version agnostic. So if the main feed is IPv6, so is the rest. ;-)

    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Tommi Koivula@1:2320/100 to Michiel van der Vlist on Tue May 9 20:28:39 2017

    On 08/05/2017 23:58 you wrote:

    It seems to be a DNS problem. When I enter your literal IPv6
    address in binkd's config instead op using binkp.net, it works:
    I can also call my own system using the literal IPv6 address...
    I have disabled isatap. Now I can call IPv6 nodes by host name.
    Sometimes it is just magic....

    DNS can make funny things. :)

    --
    'Tommi

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  • From Tony Langdon@1:2320/100 to Michiel van der Vlist on Wed May 10 08:12:00 2017
    Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    I'd rather see DS-Lite, at least we get IPv6 connectivity, and
    outbound access to IPv4.

    I'd prefer that too but I have not heard of any plans from any of the mobile providers here yet.

    Yeah, I don't think the mobile providers here have gone that way yet either.

    Yes, still a lot of short sighted moves happening. :/

    Can't blame the camping boss I'd say. He knows nothing about IPv6, he just hires some "specialist" to install WifI that covers the area with reasonable speed. And that it does. And as long as the guests don't complain...

    True, can't expect everyone (outside of networking circles) to know about IPv6, that's up to the specialists to sell as "they way of the future". :)

    OTOH, in les that two weeks, I will be on a camping where theW WiFi is IPv6. Has been there for three years now. The camping boss doesn't know it. Het got a Fritzbox from Xs4All and installed some dumb WiFi repeaters. Not all that fast, but those dumb WiFi repeaters are IP version agnostic. So if the main feed is IPv6, so is the rest. ;-)

    Sounds a bit like a much bigger version of here in some ways, except instead of using repeaters, I use dumb APs hanging off the wired backbone to increase wifi coverage. Again, IP version agnostic. :)


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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@1:2320/100 to Tony Langdon on Thu May 11 09:35:44 2017
    Hello Tony,

    On Wednesday May 10 2017 08:12, you wrote to me:

    I'd prefer that too but I have not heard of any plans from any
    of the mobile providers here yet.

    Yeah, I don't think the mobile providers here have gone that way yet either.

    Because 99.9% of the mobile customers can do everything they want from behind an IPv4 only CGNAT.

    But then... IP cameras and other "domotics" are gaining ground. So people on the move will be able to access their camera to see who is parking on their driveway. And when they have DS-Lite at home, and they don't want to have all their data uploaded to a server in the cloud, they will need IPv6 when on the move.

    And that will put pressure on both the mobile providers and the owners of hotels and campings that offer WiFi to their guests.


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Tony Langdon@1:2320/100 to Michiel van der Vlist on Thu May 11 18:25:00 2017
    Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    Because 99.9% of the mobile customers can do everything they want from behind an IPv4 only CGNAT.

    But then... IP cameras and other "domotics" are gaining ground. So people on the move will be able to access their camera to see who is parking on their driveway. And when they have DS-Lite at home, and they don't want to have all their data uploaded to a server in the cloud,
    they will need IPv6 when on the move.

    And that will put pressure on both the mobile providers and the owners
    of hotels and campings that offer WiFi to their guests.

    I can certainly see a future for DS-Lite for mobile, wifi and other similar carriers. Yeah, I'd use IPv6 to access my BBSs if I had it on the mobile, fully native path, so slightly more efficient than the tunneled IPv4 (I'm kinda the opposite to everyone else lol).


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  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to All on Mon Jan 22 13:21:58 2018
    Hello All!

    in progress...


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Benny Pedersen on Tue Jan 23 00:39:30 2018
    Hello Benny,

    On Monday January 22 2018 13:21, you wrote to All:

    in progress...

    Nothing yet.

    Even worse, you ssyem is unachable:

    + 00:37 [3872] call to 2:230/38@fidonet
    00:37 [3872] trying f38.n230.z2.binkp.net [62.66.148.112]...
    00:37 [3872] connected
    + 00:37 [3872] outgoing session with f38.n230.z2.binkp.net:24554 [62.66.148.112]
    ? 00:38 [3872] recv: connection closed by foreign host
    + 00:38 [3872] done (to 2:230/38@fidonet, failed, S/R: 0/0 (0/0 bytes))
    00:38 [3872] session closed, quitting...


    Cheers, Michiel

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    * Origin: he.net certified sage (2:280/5555)
  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Michiel van der Vlist on Tue Jan 23 10:31:12 2018
    Hello Michiel!

    23 Jan 2018 00:39, Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    MvdV> On Monday January 22 2018 13:21, you wrote to All:
    in progress...
    MvdV> Nothing yet.

    +1

    impatent people :=)

    MvdV> Even worse, you ssyem is unachable:

    i hate that it works for some links, but not all, if i just know why i could possible fix it :(

    if some can confirm binkd with zlib/bzip2 support fails, while binkd with that compression works, then i know its something in qico handshake that fails

    but i think more its my isp router thats the problem, order of a new isp link is in progress


    Regards Benny

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  • From Kees van Eeten@2:280/5003.4 to Michiel van der Vlist on Wed Jan 24 00:29:52 2018
    Hello Michiel!

    23 Jan 18 00:39, you wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    MvdV> Even worse, you ssyem is unachable:

    MvdV> + 00:37 [3872] call to 2:230/38@fidonet
    MvdV> 00:37 [3872] trying f38.n230.z2.binkp.net [62.66.148.112]...
    MvdV> 00:37 [3872] connected
    MvdV> + 00:37 [3872] outgoing session with f38.n230.z2.binkp.net:24554
    MvdV> [62.66.148.112] ? 00:38 [3872] recv: connection closed by foreign host +
    MvdV> 00:38 [3872] done (to 2:230/38@fidonet, failed, S/R: 0/0 (0/0 bytes))
    MvdV> 00:38 [3872] session closed, quitting...

    You should not try to make contact with Bennies system between 00:00 and 01:00
    apparently his system is in maintenace mode then, and connects are not
    accepted.

    Kees

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5
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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Kees van Eeten on Wed Jan 24 01:08:05 2018
    Hello Kees,

    On Wednesday January 24 2018 00:29, you wrote to me:

    MvdV>> recv: connection closed by foreign host +
    MvdV>> 00:38 [3872] done (to 2:230/38@fidonet, failed, S/R: 0/0 (0/0
    MvdV>> bytes))
    MvdV>> 00:38 [3872] session closed, quitting...

    You should not try to make contact with Bennies system between 00:00
    and 01:00 apparently his system is in maintenace mode then, and
    connects are not accepted.

    At 01:06:

    + 01:06 [1088] call to 2:230/38@fidonet
    01:06 [1088] trying f38.n230.z2.binkp.net [62.66.148.112]...
    01:06 [1088] connected
    + 01:06 [1088] outgoing session with f38.n230.z2.binkp.net:24554 [62.66.148.112]
    ? 01:07 [1088] recv: connection closed by foreign host
    + 01:07 [1088] holding 2:230/38@fidonet (2018/01/24 02:07:48)
    + 01:07 [1088] done (to 2:230/38@fidonet, failed, S/R: 0/0 (0/0 bytes))
    01:07 [1088] session closed, quitting...



    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Tommi Koivula@2:221/360 to Kees van Eeten on Wed Jan 24 07:56:46 2018

    MvdV> + 00:37 [3872] call to 2:230/38@fidonet
    MvdV> 00:37 [3872] trying f38.n230.z2.binkp.net [62.66.148.112]...
    MvdV> 00:37 [3872] connected
    MvdV> + 00:37 [3872] outgoing session with f38.n230.z2.binkp.net:24554
    MvdV> [62.66.148.112] ? 00:38 [3872] recv: connection closed by foreign

    You should not try to make contact with Bennies system between 00:00 and
    01:00 apparently his system is in maintenace mode then, and connects are
    not accepted.

    Host,230,Denmark,Jersore_DK,Benny_Pedersen,-Unpublished-,300,IBN,INA:themultixpoint.junc.eu,XA,MO,CM,U,NPK,NEC
    ,38,Xpoint_Linode,London_UK,Benny_Pedersen,-Unpublished-,300,IBN,INA:themultixpoint.junc.eu,XA,MO,CM

    His system has been broken for a long time, he is not IBN-compliant. I have asked him to fix this or remove the IBN flag, but he keeps telling it works..

    Last time I checked, he had IFC mailer in port 24554. BinkD is not IFC-mailer, so it cannot connect, however for example Radius can.

    Right now, no answer at all.

    'Tommi

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  • From Kees van Eeten@2:280/5003.4 to Tommi Koivula on Wed Jan 24 14:45:46 2018
    Hello Tommi!

    24 Jan 18 07:56, you wrote to me:

    His system has been broken for a long time, he is not IBN-compliant. I have asked him to fix this or remove the IBN flag, but he keeps telling it works..

    Last time I checked, he had IFC mailer in port 24554. BinkD is not IFC-mailer, so it cannot connect, however for example Radius can.

    Right now, no answer at all.

    I had the impression that he could not be reached after midnight, but that is
    the only time I have mail for him. After a few attempts his mail is put
    on hold for some time. But he polls my system on regular intervals. I think
    every hour or 30 minits. So the mail is collected shortly after it put on
    hold. He uses qico, wich should support IFC and IBN.

    If he cannot be connected there is either something with his firewall or
    the way xinetd is configured. Qico uses the internet deamon for incoming
    IP connections.

    Kees

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  • From Alex Shuman@2:463/877 to Tommi Koivula on Wed Jan 24 15:54:48 2018

    x) Wednesday Jan 24, 2018, 07:56. Tommi Koivula -- Kees van Eeten.


    Host,230,Denmark,Jersore_DK,Benny_Pedersen,-Unpublished-,300,IBN,INA:themu l tixpoint.junc.eu,XA,MO,CM,U,NPK,NEC ,38,Xpoint_Linode,London_UK,Benny_Peder sen,-Unpublished-,300,IBN,INA:themultixpoint.junc.eu,XA,MO,CM
    His system has been broken for a long time, he is not IBN-compliant. I have asked him to fix this or remove the IBN flag, but he keeps telling it works..
    Last time I checked, he had IFC mailer in port 24554. BinkD is not IFC-mailer, so it cannot connect, however for example Radius can.
    Right now, no answer at all.

    24-Jan-2018 15:54:19 2:230/38 WS10060 (WSAETIMEDOUT) "themultixpoint.junc.eu" (62.66.148.112) #24554

    Indeed, it's down for now. So if he's IFC, why can't replace one flag in nodelist?

    --- Neon BBS Line 2, 570-57-80, 20:30-06:30. [bbs.ncc.org.ua]
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  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Tommi Koivula on Fri Jan 26 23:32:46 2018
    Hello Tommi!

    24 Jan 2018 07:56, Tommi Koivula wrote to Kees van Eeten:

    Host,230,Denmark,Jersore_DK,Benny_Pedersen,-Unpublished-,300,IBN,INA:t hemultixpoint.junc.eu,XA,MO,CM,U,NPK,NEC ,38,Xpoint_Linode,London_UK,Benny_Pedersen,-Unpublished-,300,IBN,INA:t hemultixpoint.junc.eu,XA,MO,CM

    His system has been broken for a long time, he is not IBN-compliant. I have asked him to fix this or remove the IBN flag, but he keeps
    telling it works..

    i see ifc connect fails, but i have no ifc flags in nodelist, doh :=)

    please tell me my error now ?

    Last time I checked, he had IFC mailer in port 24554. BinkD is not IFC-mailer, so it cannot connect, however for example Radius can.

    yep, my point is that protokol different ports is not needed to support multi protocol streams, it will even work on modems, or have users today never seen a
    modem ?

    Right now, no answer at all.

    you disacovered that my harddisk is begining to die after 25 years of good service ?

    i desided to turn my node off to while i was home again to check more errors on
    how to make sure i have backup to install on a new harddisk, its just in case


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

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  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Alex Shuman on Fri Jan 26 23:38:46 2018
    Hello Alex!

    24 Jan 2018 15:54, Alex Shuman wrote to Tommi Koivula:

    Indeed, it's down for now. So if he's IFC, why can't replace one flag
    in nodelist?

    its complicated, i think xinetd cant handle ifc and and others in same port, but it can handle mulple remote protocol on same ports, hmm

    ----- qico begins -----
    # binkp = 24554
    # tfido = 60179
    # fido = 60177
    service binkp
    {
    disable = no
    protocol = tcp
    flags = IPv4
    port = 24554
    socket_type = stream
    wait = no
    user = xpoint
    server = /usr/sbin/qico
    server_args = -a auto
    }
    ----- qico ends -----

    i have changed to -a binkp now, lets see if -a auto is buggy or not, sadly this
    removes emsi on same port support :/



    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

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  • From Alex Shuman@2:463/877 to Benny Pedersen on Sat Jan 27 04:03:36 2018

    x) Friday Jan 26, 2018, 23:38. Benny Pedersen -- Alex Shuman.


    Indeed, it's down for now. So if he's IFC, why can't replace one flag
    in nodelist?
    its complicated, i think xinetd cant handle ifc and and others in same port, but it can handle mulple remote protocol on same ports, hmm

    Why do you want both ifc and ibn on same port? It's non-standard.

    i have changed to -a binkp now, lets see if -a auto is buggy or not,
    sadly this removes emsi on same port support :/

    It works for now:

    27-Jan-2018 03:56:00 CONNECT To 62.66.148.112 #24554 (2:230/38)
    27-Jan-2018 03:56:01 Disconnect from 62.66.148.112 - Complete (2:230/38) IN: 0 (0b) OUT: 0 (0b)

    --- Neon BBS Line 2, 570-57-80, 20:30-06:30. [bbs.ncc.org.ua]
    * Origin: Neon_#2, Kiev, Ukraine (2:463/877)
  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Alex Shuman on Sat Jan 27 08:29:42 2018
    Hello Alex!

    27 Jan 2018 04:03, Alex Shuman wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    Why do you want both ifc and ibn on same port? It's non-standard.

    my current isp want there shit router, not a much simplier adsl modem without router, so its not possible to make dmz lan forwards off all ports, lame !

    will change isp becurse of that soon

    It works for now:

    super, good that i so have found the qico bug

    hope others would comfirm it works now

    27-Jan-2018 03:56:00 CONNECT To 62.66.148.112 #24554 (2:230/38) 27-Jan-2018 03:56:01 Disconnect from 62.66.148.112 - Complete
    (2:230/38) IN: 0 (0b) OUT: 0 (0b)

    :)


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

    --- Msged/LNX 6.2.0 (Linux/4.9.76-gentoo-r1 (i686))
    * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (1:261/38.20)
  • From Tommi Koivula@2:221/360 to Benny Pedersen on Sat Jan 27 13:13:38 2018

    please tell me my error now ?

    No error anymore. :)

    13:11 [13044] BEGIN, binkd/1.1a-96/CYGWIN_NT-6.1 -p -P 230/0 binkd.cfg
    13:11 [13044] creating a poll for 2:230/0@fidonet (`d' flavour)
    13:11 [13044] clientmgr started
    13:11 [11876] call to 2:230/0@fidonet
    13:11 [11876] trying f0.n230.z2.nodelist.fidonet.fi [62.66.148.112]...
    13:11 [11876] connected
    13:11 [11876] outgoing session with f0.n230.z2.nodelist.fidonet.fi:24554
    13:11 [11876] OPT CRAM-MD5-88d2a9399f75eb8f7537ce7088ad3314
    13:11 [11876] Remote requests MD mode
    13:11 [11876] SYS themultixpoint.junc.eu
    13:11 [11876] ZYZ Benny Pedersen
    13:11 [11876] LOC Jersore, Dk
    13:11 [11876] NDL 300,CM,IBN
    13:11 [11876] PHN -unpublished-
    13:11 [11876] TIME Sat, 27 Jan 2018 12:11:55 +0100
    13:11 [11876] VER qico-0.57.1xe/Linux-4.9.76-gentoo-r1-(i686) binkp/1.1
    13:11 [11876] addr: 2:230/0@fidonet
    13:11 [11876] addr: 2:230/38@fidonet
    13:11 [11876] addr: 1:261/38.20@fidonet
    13:11 [11876] addr: 39:14/0@AmigaNet (n/a or busy)
    13:11 [11876] addr: 39:140/0@AmigaNet (n/a or busy)
    13:11 [11876] addr: 39:140/127@AmigaNet (n/a or busy)
    13:11 [11876] OPT MB
    13:11 [11876] TRF 0 0
    13:11 [11876] Remote has 0b of mail and 0b of files for us
    13:11 [11876] done (to 2:230/0@fidonet, OK, S/R: 0/0 (0/0 bytes))
    13:11 [11876] session closed, quitting...
    13:11 [13044] rc(11876)=0
    13:11 [13044] the queue is empty, quitting...

    --- Sylpheed 3.6.0 (GTK+ 2.24.30; i686-pc-mingw32)
    * Origin: (2:221/360)
  • From Tommi Koivula@2:221/360 to Benny Pedersen on Sat Jan 27 13:41:09 2018

    hope others would comfirm it works now

    But still no IPv6 ;(

    tommi@rpi:~$ host f0.n230.z2.nodelist.fidonet.fi
    f0.n230.z2.nodelist.fidonet.fi is an alias for themultixpoint.junc.eu. themultixpoint.junc.eu has address 62.66.148.112
    themultixpoint.junc.eu mail is handled by 10 junc.eu.

    'Tommi

    --- Sylpheed 3.6.0 (GTK+ 2.24.30; i686-pc-mingw32)
    * Origin: jamnntpd/linux/2 (2:221/360)
  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Tommi Koivula on Sat Jan 27 15:12:42 2018
    Hello Tommi!

    27 Jan 2018 13:13, Tommi Koivula wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    please tell me my error now ?

    No error anymore. :)

    good, only missing ipv6 and emsi

    i will solve this 2 when new isp is up here


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

    --- Msged/LNX 6.2.0 (Linux/4.9.76-gentoo-r1 (i686))
    * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (1:261/38.20)
  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Tommi Koivula on Sat Jan 27 15:13:58 2018
    Hello Tommi!

    27 Jan 2018 13:41, Tommi Koivula wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    hope others would comfirm it works now

    But still no IPv6 ;(

    this is not a error


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

    --- Msged/LNX 6.2.0 (Linux/4.9.76-gentoo-r1 (i686))
    * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (1:261/38.20)
  • From Alex Shuman@2:463/877 to Benny Pedersen on Sat Jan 27 18:37:26 2018

    x) Saturday Jan 27, 2018, 08:29. Benny Pedersen -- Alex Shuman.

    my current isp want there shit router, not a much simplier adsl modem without router, so its not possible to make dmz lan forwards off all ports, lame !

    Well, you still can forward other ports manually, if you forwarded 24554 successfully. It's only 2 more ports.

    will change isp becurse of that soon

    I'd recommend you to find some ethernet, fiber optic, at least, PON. ADSL is so
    ancient now.

    --- Neon BBS Line 2, 570-57-80, 20:30-06:30. [bbs.ncc.org.ua]
    * Origin: Neon_#2, Kiev, Ukraine (2:463/877)
  • From Tommi Koivula@2:221/10 to Benny Pedersen on Sat Jan 27 16:34:05 2018

    hope others would comfirm it works now

    But still no IPv6 ;(

    this is not a error

    Hmm.. Ask the moderator of this echo. :D

    'Tommi

    ---
    * Origin: f10.n221.z2.fidonet.fi (2:221/10)
  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Alex Shuman on Sat Jan 27 19:08:30 2018
    Hello Alex!

    27 Jan 2018 18:37, Alex Shuman wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    Well, you still can forward other ports manually, if you forwarded
    24554 successfully. It's only 2 more ports.

    if isps was gentoo linux freaks it would be solved in like 2 sec

    I'd recommend you to find some ethernet, fiber optic, at least, PON.
    ADSL is so ancient now.

    this will come, i just wait :(


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

    --- Msged/LNX 6.2.0 (Linux/4.9.76-gentoo-r1 (i686))
    * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (1:261/38.20)
  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Tommi Koivula on Sat Jan 27 19:09:36 2018
    Hello Tommi!

    27 Jan 2018 16:34, Tommi Koivula wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    this is not a error
    Hmm.. Ask the moderator of this echo. :D

    well if one like to help show me a xinetd redirector :=)


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

    --- Msged/LNX 6.2.0 (Linux/4.9.76-gentoo-r1 (i686))
    * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (1:261/38.20)
  • From Tommi Koivula@2:221/360 to Benny Pedersen on Sun Jan 28 10:30:30 2018
    "Benny Pedersen" <1:261/38.20> wrote:

    BP>> this is not a error
    TK> Hmm.. Ask the moderator of this echo. :D

    well if one like to help show me a xinetd redirector :=)

    This is what I have in my Asus RT-N16 dd-wrt router: :=)

    root@RT-N16:~# cat /opt/etc/xinetd.d/binkd-v6
    service binkd24554
    {
    type = UNLISTED
    port = 24554
    bind = 2001:470:27:a::2
    socket_type = stream
    wait = no
    user = nobody
    redirect = 192.168.1.2 24554
    }

    service binkd24555
    {
    type = UNLISTED
    port = 24555
    bind = 2001:470:27:a::2
    socket_type = stream
    wait = no
    user = nobody
    redirect = 192.168.1.2 24555
    }
    root@RT-N16:~#

    'Tommi

    --- Sylpheed 3.6.0 (GTK+ 2.24.30; i686-pc-mingw32)
    * Origin: SmapiNNTPd/Linux-Pi 1.11 (2:221/360)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Benny Pedersen on Sun Jan 28 12:17:22 2018
    Hello Benny,

    On Friday January 26 2018 23:32, you wrote to Tommi Koivula:

    please tell me my error now ?

    I can connect now:

    + 12:16 [412] call to 2:230/38@fidonet
    12:16 [412] trying f38.n230.z2.binkp.net [62.66.148.112]...
    12:16 [412] connected
    + 12:16 [412] outgoing session with f38.n230.z2.binkp.net:24554 [62.66.148.112] - 12:16 [412] OPT CRAM-MD5-04116e73d2c3c530b0f65382eb35c259
    + 12:16 [412] Remote requests MD mode
    - 12:16 [412] SYS themultixpoint.junc.eu
    - 12:16 [412] ZYZ Benny Pedersen

    But no IPv6. :(

    yep, my point is that protokol different ports is not needed to
    support multi protocol streams, it will even work on modems, or have
    users today never seen a modem ?

    With modems there was no choice to suport multiple protocols like FTS-1, FTS-6 and EMSI over the same connection. With modem over POTS, the physical layer only supports ONE connection at the time. With IP this is different. The physical channel supports many connections at the same time. So while it may be
    theoretically possible to make software that supports more than one protocol on
    the same port, and I won't even rule out that some sofwtare actually does, I see no added value to such a complication. There is no shortage of ports, so why the complication of sharing ports? It makes it more difficult for others to
    connect.


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: he.net certified sage (2:280/5555)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Benny Pedersen on Sun Jan 28 12:32:56 2018
    Hello Benny,

    On Saturday January 27 2018 15:13, you wrote to Tommi Koivula:

    But still no IPv6 ;(

    this is not a error

    Well... when you started this thread you announced IPv6 as "in progress". Now you tell us that you are waiting for a change of ISP to realise IPv6.

    I see no "progress" ;-)


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: he.net certified sage (2:280/5555)
  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Tommi Koivula on Sun Jan 28 15:03:28 2018
    Hello Tommi!

    28 Jan 2018 10:30, Tommi Koivula wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    well if one like to help show me a xinetd redirector :=)
    This is what I have in my Asus RT-N16 dd-wrt router: :=)

    super duper, will copy and update dns today then


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

    --- Msged/LNX 6.2.0 (Linux/4.9.76-gentoo-r1 (i686))
    * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (1:261/38.20)
  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Tommi Koivula on Mon Jan 29 06:27:28 2018
    Hello Tommi!

    28 Jan 2018 10:30, Tommi Koivula wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    root@RT-N16:~# cat /opt/etc/xinetd.d/binkd-v6
    service binkd24554

    this name must exists in /etc/services

    {
    type = UNLISTED

    binkp is not unlisted

    port = 24554
    bind = 2001:470:27:a::2
    socket_type = stream
    wait = no
    user = nobody
    redirect = 192.168.1.2 24554
    }

    i posted my own in echomail on linux


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

    --- Msged/LNX 6.2.0 (Linux/4.9.76-gentoo-r1 (i686))
    * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (1:261/38.20)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Benny Pedersen on Mon Jan 29 12:52:30 2018
    *** Answering a msg posted in area ENET.SYSOP (Sysops in Europa (Z2)).

    Hello Benny,

    On Monday January 29 2018 06:15, you wrote:

    ipv6 only nodes cannot connect to you, i solved this yesterday

    Presently there are no true IPv6 only nodes. All IPv6 capable nodes still have outgoing IPv4 capability and that will probably remain so for a long time. So the added value of IPv6 incoming only is marginal as long as you still have incoming IPv4 capability. With incoming IPv4 capability one is still reachable by all.

    As it is, outgoing IPv6 is more usefull. You need that to connect to nodes that
    no longer have IPv4 incoming capability. Those will come...


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: he.net certified sage (2:280/5555)
  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Michiel van der Vlist on Mon Jan 29 14:16:08 2018
    Hello Michiel!

    29 Jan 2018 12:52, Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    MvdV> Presently there are no true IPv6 only nodes. All IPv6 capable nodes
    MvdV> still have outgoing IPv4 capability and that will probably remain so
    MvdV> for a long time. So the added value of IPv6 incoming only is
    MvdV> marginal as long as you still have incoming IPv4 capability. With
    MvdV> incoming IPv4 capability one is still reachable by all.

    so we will miss W@rd at that time :)

    MvdV> As it is, outgoing IPv6 is more usefull. You need that to connect to
    MvdV> nodes that no longer have IPv4 incoming capability. Those will
    MvdV> come...

    i will win a million then

    lets see


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

    --- Msged/LNX 6.2.0 (Linux/4.9.76-gentoo-r1 (i686))
    * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (1:261/38.20)
  • From Kees van Eeten@2:280/5003.4 to Benny Pedersen on Mon Jan 29 14:44:50 2018
    Hello Benny!

    29 Jan 18 14:16, you wrote to Michiel van der Vlist:

    MvdV>> still have outgoing IPv4 capability and that will probably remain so
    MvdV>> for a long time. So the added value of IPv6 incoming only is
    MvdV>> marginal as long as you still have incoming IPv4 capability. With
    MvdV>> incoming IPv4 capability one is still reachable by all.

    so we will miss W@rd at that time :)

    Don't count your blessings, I expect, that his ISP already provides IPv6,
    but no IPv6 compatible hardware is connect to the line yet.

    There is a good chance, that if he would e.g. connect a faily current
    AMV-Fritz! to his adsl line, IPv6 will be there.

    BE is high on the list of IPv6 rollout.

    Kees

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5
    * Origin: As for me, all I know is that, I know nothing. (2:280/5003.4)
  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Kees van Eeten on Mon Jan 29 16:23:32 2018
    Hello Kees!

    29 Jan 2018 14:44, Kees van Eeten wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    Don't count your blessings, I expect, that his ISP already provides IPv6, but no IPv6 compatible hardware is connect to the line yet.

    ask for adsl/vdsl modems, not routers

    There is a good chance, that if he would e.g. connect a faily
    current AMV-Fritz! to his adsl line, IPv6 will be there.

    dont know it

    BE is high on the list of IPv6 rollout.

    well


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

    --- Msged/LNX 6.2.0 (Linux/4.9.76-gentoo-r1 (i686))
    * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (1:261/38.20)
  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Michiel van der Vlist on Tue Jan 30 09:24:00 2018
    Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Benny Pedersen <=-

    Presently there are no true IPv6 only nodes. All IPv6 capable nodes
    still have outgoing IPv4 capability and that will probably remain so
    for a long time. So the added value of IPv6 incoming only is marginal
    as long as you still have incoming IPv4 capability. With incoming IPv4 capability one is still reachable by all.

    As it is, outgoing IPv6 is more usefull. You need that to connect to nodes that no longer have IPv4 incoming capability. Those will come...

    The setup of my network makes it more likely that I could become temporarily IPv6 only (incoming and outgoing), because my BBS IPv4 addresses come via an OpenVPN tunnel, while IPv6 is native. So IPv6 outgoing only can be useful for getting in contact with me if things break. Same for incoming only, because I would lost all IPv6 connectivity in this situation.


    ... OS/2 VirusScan - "Windows found: Remove it? [Y/y]"
    === MultiMail/Win32 v0.49
    --- SBBSecho 3.03-Linux
    * Origin: Freeway BBS Bendigo,Australia freeway.apana.org.au (3:633/410)
  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Benny Pedersen on Tue Jan 30 09:27:00 2018
    Benny Pedersen wrote to Kees van Eeten <=-

    There is a good chance, that if he would e.g. connect a faily
    current AMV-Fritz! to his adsl line, IPv6 will be there.

    dont know it

    I'm running one here. Had to update last year, when I switched from ASDL to VDSL, but the previous Fritz, which is now 6 years old also supports native IPv6.


    ... Some call me the gangster of love.
    === MultiMail/Win32 v0.49
    --- SBBSecho 3.03-Linux
    * Origin: Freeway BBS Bendigo,Australia freeway.apana.org.au (3:633/410)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Tony Langdon on Tue Jan 30 00:45:16 2018
    Hello Tony,

    On Tuesday January 30 2018 09:24, you wrote to me:

    As it is, outgoing IPv6 is more usefull. You need that to
    connect to nodes that no longer have IPv4 incoming capability.
    Those will come...

    The setup of my network makes it more likely that I could become temporarily IPv6 only (incoming and outgoing), because my BBS IPv4 addresses come via an OpenVPN tunnel, while IPv6 is native.

    So, let me get this straight. You have a native IPv6 connection with your ISP and your IPv4 connection is via a tunnel. The reverse of what I have been doing
    with my 6in4 he.net tunnel that I used before I got native IPv6 from my ISP. Right?

    So when that tunnel folds, you no longer have IPv4 incoming on the advertised addresses. Right?

    So IPv6 outgoing only can be useful for getting in contact with me if things break.

    Right.

    Same for incoming only, because I would lost all IPv6 connectivity in
    this situation.

    s/IPv6/IPv4/ ?

    But... your basic connection is not really IPv6 only is it? If it is you would be rather unique. AFAIK, no end user has an IPv6 only connection yet. It is either Dual Satck or DS-Lite. In either case you still have outgoing IPv4 capabiity. No?


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: he.net certified sage (2:280/5555)
  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Michiel van der Vlist on Tue Jan 30 12:49:00 2018
    Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    So, let me get this straight. You have a native IPv6 connection with
    your ISP and your IPv4 connection is via a tunnel. The reverse of what
    I have been doing with my 6in4 he.net tunnel that I used before I got native IPv6 from my ISP. Right?

    Pretty close. The IPv4 tunnel is actually carried on IPv4 via the router's NAT. I got the tunnel, because I wanted multiple public IPv4 addresses.

    So when that tunnel folds, you no longer have IPv4 incoming on the advertised addresses. Right?

    Correct.

    So IPv6 outgoing only can be useful for getting in contact with me if things break.

    Right.

    Same for incoming only, because I would lost all IPv6 connectivity in
    this situation.

    s/IPv6/IPv4/ ?

    Yep, oops typo lol.

    But... your basic connection is not really IPv6 only is it? If it is
    you would be rather unique. AFAIK, no end user has an IPv6 only connection yet. It is either Dual Satck or DS-Lite. In either case you still have outgoing IPv4 capabiity. No?

    It's dual stack, it's just because of how the actual IPs for the BBSs are obtained (as additional IPs) there is this quirk.


    ... She sells unix shells by the sea shore
    === MultiMail/Win32 v0.49
    --- SBBSecho 3.03-Linux
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  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Tony Langdon on Tue Jan 30 13:43:24 2018
    Hello Tony!

    30 Jan 2018 09:24, Tony Langdon wrote to Michiel van der Vlist:

    The setup of my network makes it more likely that I could become temporarily IPv6 only (incoming and outgoing), because my BBS IPv4
    addresses come
    via an OpenVPN tunnel, while IPv6 is native.

    then make a openvpn on ipv4 when you have ipv6 native :=)

    So IPv6 outgoing only can be
    useful for getting in contact with me if things break. Same for incoming
    only,
    because I would lost all IPv6 connectivity in this situation.

    it will not break if you can make ipv6 tunnels on top of ipv4, you could make ipv4 tunnels on top of ipv6 aswell


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

    --- Msged/LNX 6.2.0 (Linux/4.9.76-gentoo-r1 (i686))
    * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (1:261/38.20)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Tony Langdon on Tue Jan 30 13:51:53 2018
    Hello Tony,

    On Tuesday January 30 2018 12:49, you wrote to me:

    So, let me get this straight. You have a native IPv6 connection
    with your ISP and your IPv4 connection is via a tunnel. The
    reverse of what I have been doing with my 6in4 he.net tunnel
    that I used before I got native IPv6 from my ISP. Right?

    Pretty close. The IPv4 tunnel is actually carried on IPv4 via the router's NAT.

    OK. You mentiond: "I could become temporarily IPv6 only (incoming and outgoing)," and that put me on the wrong foot.

    I got the tunnel, because I wanted multiple public IPv4 addresses.

    That part I understood.

    So when that tunnel folds, you no longer have IPv4 incoming on
    the advertised addresses. Right?

    Same for incoming only, because I would lost all IPv6
    connectivity in this situation.

    s/IPv6/IPv4/ ?

    Yep, oops typo lol.

    OK.

    But... your basic connection is not really IPv6 only is it? If
    it is you would be rather unique. AFAIK, no end user has an IPv6
    only connection yet. It is either Dual Satck or DS-Lite. In
    either case you still have outgoing IPv4 capabiity. No?

    It's dual stack, it's just because of how the actual IPs for the BBSs
    are obtained (as additional IPs) there is this quirk.

    BBSs are incoming only. So if the tunnel is off-line, your BBS users could only
    use IPv6 to connect to your BBS.

    Your mailers however are both client and server. They could still use the IPv4 address from the dual stack connection for outgoing connections. (if so confugured).

    BTW...

    @MSGID: 239.fido-ipv6@3:633/410 1ed58d3d

    My software (Fmail, Golded) does not like your not FTS-0009 complient MSGID. It
    breaks the reply linking.. :(


    Cheers, Michiel

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    * Origin: he.net certified sage (2:280/5555)
  • From Tommi Koivula@2:221/6 to Tommi Koivula on Tue Jan 30 19:00:24 2018

    @MSGID: 2:221/6.0 5a70a436
    @PID: JamNNTPd/Cygwin32 1.3 20180119
    @CHRS: IBMPC 2
    @TZUTC: 0200
    Michiel van der Vlist wrote:

    @MSGID: 239.fido-ipv6@3:633/410 1ed58d3d

    My software (Fmail, Golded) does not like your not FTS-0009 complient
    MSGID. It breaks the reply linking.. :(

    No such problems with HPT.

    But something weird indeed with JamNNTPd. TO name missing, no REPLY kludge at all.

    'Tommi

    ---
    * Origin: 2001:470:1f15:cb0:f1d0:2:221:6 (2:221/6)
  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Benny Pedersen on Wed Jan 31 09:01:00 2018
    Benny Pedersen wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    then make a openvpn on ipv4 when you have ipv6 native :=)

    I don't follow.

    So IPv6 outgoing only can be
    useful for getting in contact with me if things break. Same for incoming
    only,
    because I would lost all IPv6 connectivity in this situation.

    it will not break if you can make ipv6 tunnels on top of ipv4, you
    could make ipv4 tunnels on top of ipv6 aswell

    True, but the other end terminates on IPv4. We could make it terminate on IPv6, in theory, as they do have IPv6 their end, but if it ain't broke... ;)


    ... I give up, what is the meaning of life?
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  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Michiel van der Vlist on Wed Jan 31 09:05:00 2018
    Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    BBSs are incoming only. So if the tunnel is off-line, your BBS users could only use IPv6 to connect to your BBS.

    Your mailers however are both client and server. They could still use
    the IPv4 address from the dual stack connection for outgoing
    connections. (if so confugured).

    Not by default, because the default gateway configuration has to be changed on the BBS machine. The tunnel does not terminate on the main router.

    BTW...

    @MSGID: 239.fido-ipv6@3:633/410 1ed58d3d

    My software (Fmail, Golded) does not like your not FTS-0009 complient MSGID. It breaks the reply linking.. :(

    Complain to the author of Synchronet. ;)


    ... Our program, who art in memory. EXE be thy name.
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  • From Tommi Koivula@2:221/1.1 to Tony Langdon on Wed Jan 31 07:45:18 2018
    * Originally in ipv6
    * Crossposted in fmail_help

    31 Jan 18 09:05:00, you wrote to Michiel van der Vlist:

    BTW...

    @MSGID: 239.fido-ipv6@3:633/410 1ed58d3d

    My software (Fmail, Golded) does not like your not FTS-0009 complient
    MSGID. It breaks the reply linking.. :(

    Complain to the author of Synchronet. ;)

    It has been done. He doesn't care. ;(

    When using JAM, the bad format of MSGID doesn't matter, JAM has MSGIDcrc and REPLYcrc, which can be used in reply linking. "hpt link -j".

    How does Fmail handle the linking?

    'Tommi

    ... he.net certified sage
    ---
    * Origin: IPv6 Point at [2001:470:1f15:cb0:2:221:1:1] (2:221/1.1)
  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Tony Langdon on Wed Jan 31 09:53:14 2018
    Hello Tony!

    31 Jan 2018 09:01, Tony Langdon wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    then make a openvpn on ipv4 when you have ipv6 native :=)
    I don't follow.

    does that mean i am behind ? :=)

    So IPv6 outgoing only can be useful for getting in contact with me if things break. Same for
    incoming only, because I would lost all IPv6 connectivity in this situation.

    it will not break if you can make ipv6 tunnels on top of ipv4, you
    could make ipv4 tunnels on top of ipv6 aswell

    True, but the other end terminates on IPv4.

    thats sad

    We could make it terminate on IPv6, in theory, as they do have IPv6 their
    end, but

    +1

    if it ain't broke... ;)

    continue use ipv4


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

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  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Tommi Koivula on Wed Jan 31 10:00:22 2018
    Hello Tommi!

    31 Jan 2018 07:45, Tommi Koivula wrote to Tony Langdon:

    When using JAM, the bad format of MSGID doesn't matter, JAM has
    MSGIDcrc and REPLYcrc, which can be used in reply linking. "hpt link
    -j".

    ----- hptlink.log begins -----
    ---------- Wed 31 Jan 18, hptlink/lnx 1.4.0-sta 18-04-08

    F 09:58:55 hptlink/lnx 1.4.0-sta 18-04-08
    Y 09:58:55 Pass 1 - reading
    Y 09:58:55 Pass 3: buildng relations by treeIds
    Y 09:58:55 Pass 4: writing

    ...

    D 09:58:56 Linked by msgid/reply: 5311, replid: 1264, subj: 6826, revmsgid: 46 E 09:58:56 Linked total: 13401, Ignored: 31

    ----- hptlink.log ends -----

    hpt link -j does nothing here


    Regards Benny

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    * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (1:261/38.20)
  • From Tommi Koivula@2:221/1.1 to Benny Pedersen on Wed Jan 31 11:32:14 2018

    31 Jan 18 10:00:22, you wrote to me:

    When using JAM, the bad format of MSGID doesn't matter, JAM has
    MSGIDcrc and REPLYcrc, which can be used in reply linking. "hpt link
    -j".

    ----- hptlink.log begins -----
    ---------- Wed 31 Jan 18, hptlink/lnx 1.4.0-sta 18-04-08
    F 09:58:55 hptlink/lnx 1.4.0-sta 18-04-08
    ----- hptlink.log ends -----

    hpt link -j does nothing here

    I didn't say hptlink, I said hpt link. ;)

    Usage: hpt [-c config] [options]
    hpt link [areamask] - link messages
    hpt link -j [areamask] - link jam areas using CRC (quicker)

    'Tommi

    ---
    * Origin: ... Off topic ... (2:221/1.1)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Tony Langdon on Wed Jan 31 11:22:20 2018
    Hello Tony,

    On Wednesday January 31 2018 09:05, you wrote to me:

    Your mailers however are both client and server. They could
    still use the IPv4 address from the dual stack connection for
    outgoing connections. (if so confugured).

    Not by default, because the default gateway configuration has to be changed on the BBS machine. The tunnel does not terminate on the main router.

    Your router does IPv4 NAT, doesn't it? So every machine will get an RFC1918 IPv4 address won't it?

    Have you configured your mailers to only use the VPN tunnel for IPv4?

    Oh well, who cares, IPv4 is technology on the way out. In ten years it will be a non-issue anyway. ;-)


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: he.net certified sage (2:280/5555)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Tony Langdon on Wed Jan 31 11:25:35 2018
    Hello Tony,

    On Wednesday January 31 2018 09:01, you wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    True, but the other end terminates on IPv4. We could make it
    terminate on IPv6, in theory, as they do have IPv6 their end, but if
    it ain't broke... ;)

    "Don't fix it if it ain't broke". If "ain't broke" just means "it still works" then I disagree. Predicting is difficultm especially if it is about the future,
    but us humans do have the abilty to make some predictions about the future and sometimes we can predict that although something works now, it will not continue to so so forever unless we do something. It is why we do preventive maintenance.

    I say IPv4 /is/ broke. It has run out of addresses and we have to resort to ever more complex work arounds to keep it working.

    IPv6 is the future. IPv4 is broke, let's get rid of it. ;-)

    ... I give up, what is the meaning of life?

    42.


    Cheers, Michiel

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    * Origin: he.net certified sage (2:280/5555)
  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Tommi Koivula on Wed Jan 31 15:56:10 2018
    Hello Tommi!

    31 Jan 2018 11:32, Tommi Koivula wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    I didn't say hptlink, I said hpt link. ;)

    Usage: hpt [-c config] [options]
    hpt link [areamask] - link messages
    hpt link -j [areamask] - link jam areas using CRC (quicker)

    well i just have both :=)


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

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    * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (1:261/38.20)
  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Michiel van der Vlist on Wed Jan 31 15:57:20 2018
    Hello Michiel!

    31 Jan 2018 11:22, Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Tony Langdon:

    MvdV> Oh well, who cares, IPv4 is technology on the way out. In ten years
    MvdV> it will be a non-issue anyway. ;-)

    my zte blade v6 with android 5.0.1 and hotdoged resolved fine themultixpoint.junc.eu to my ipv6 ip, but the phone have only 10.x.x.x ip address, i blame my isp supporting only dns ipv6, and not yet ipv6 route via huawei router

    sure if we now only had ipv6 fullrate.dk would not have ipv4 anymore, just ask them about why it still miss ipv6, if it had it would show there router bugs, support says i am the only one have the problem :/

    idiots anywhere


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

    --- Msged/LNX 6.2.0 (Linux/4.9.76-gentoo-r1 (i686))
    * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (1:261/38.20)
  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Michiel van der Vlist on Wed Jan 31 16:02:40 2018
    Hello Michiel!

    31 Jan 2018 11:25, Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Tony Langdon:

    MvdV> IPv6 is the future. IPv4 is broke, let's get rid of it. ;-)

    would you mind remove ipv4 in your fidonet hostname then so its only ipv6 ? :=)


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

    --- Msged/LNX 6.2.0 (Linux/4.9.76-gentoo-r1 (i686))
    * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (1:261/38.20)
  • From Markus Reschke@2:240/1661 to Tommi Koivula on Wed Jan 31 18:11:08 2018
    Hi Tommi!

    Jan 31 07:45 2018, Tommi Koivula wrote to Tony Langdon:


    @MSGID: 239.fido-ipv6@3:633/410 1ed58d3d

    My software (Fmail, Golded) does not like your not FTS-0009
    complient MSGID. It breaks the reply linking.. :(

    Complain to the author of Synchronet. ;)

    It has been done. He doesn't care. ;(

    About two weeks ago a node with Synchronet caused tons of echomail re-posted from a R24 echo to an international echo. And the Synchronet version was up to date. It seems the author has reintroduced the same bug we had fun with end of last year. That software is an unmitigated disaster :(

    ciao,
    Markus

    ---
    * Origin: *** theca tabellaria *** (2:240/1661)
  • From Tommi Koivula@2:221/1.1 to Markus Reschke on Wed Jan 31 22:40:54 2018

    31 Jan 18 18:11:08, you wrote to me:

    @MSGID: 239.fido-ipv6@3:633/410 1ed58d3d

    My software (Fmail, Golded) does not like your not FTS-0009
    complient MSGID. It breaks the reply linking.. :(

    Complain to the author of Synchronet. ;)

    It has been done. He doesn't care. ;(

    About two weeks ago a node with Synchronet caused tons of echomail re-posted from a R24 echo to an international echo. And the Synchronet version was up to date. It seems the author has reintroduced the same bug we had fun with end of last year. That software is an unmitigated disaster :(

    Yes. The worst thing was that people installed the totally untested "bugfixed" and "updated" versions into production.

    'Tommi

    ---
    * Origin: IPv6 Point at [2001:470:1f15:cb0:2:221:1:1] (2:221/1.1)
  • From Tommi Koivula@2:221/360 to Benny Pedersen on Wed Jan 31 22:57:20 2018
    "Benny Pedersen : Michiel van der Vlist" <1:261/38.20> :

    would you mind remove ipv4 in your fidonet hostname then so its
    only ipv6 ? :=)

    I had that once at 2:221/6. Also Michiel has been running tests as an ipv6 only
    node.

    You're late. :D

    'Tommi

    --- Sylpheed 3.6.0 (GTK+ 2.24.30; i686-pc-mingw32)
    * Origin: SmapiNNTPd/Linux-Pi 1.11 (2:221/360)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Benny Pedersen on Thu Feb 1 00:50:51 2018
    Hello Benny,

    On Wednesday January 31 2018 15:57, you wrote to me:

    my zte blade v6 with android 5.0.1 and hotdoged resolved fine themultixpoint.junc.eu to my ipv6 ip, but the phone have only 10.x.x.x
    ip address, i blame my isp supporting only dns ipv6, and not yet ipv6 route via huawei router

    AFAIK, no mobile ISP in Europe offers IPv6 yet. And they only issue CGNAT IPv4.
    Odd that your's has IPv6 DNS.

    sure if we now only had ipv6 fullrate.dk would not have ipv4 anymore,
    just ask them about why it still miss ipv6, if it had it would show
    there router bugs, support says i am the only one have the problem :/

    "You are the first with this problem". Yeah, I have heard that before. Over 50 years ago for the first time and many times after...

    idiots anywhere

    No argument there.

    Cheers, Michiel

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    * Origin: he.net certified sage (2:280/5555)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Benny Pedersen on Thu Feb 1 00:55:05 2018
    Hello Benny,

    On Wednesday January 31 2018 16:02, you wrote to me:

    MvdV>> IPv6 is the future. IPv4 is broke, let's get rid of it. ;-)

    would you mind remove ipv4 in your fidonet hostname then so its only
    ipv6 ? :=)

    I already did that from 1 September 2017 till 8 September 2017. See my articles
    in Fidonews.


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: he.net certified sage (2:280/5555)
  • From Tommi Koivula@2:221/1.1 to Michiel van der Vlist on Thu Feb 1 08:58:22 2018

    01 Feb 18 00:50:50, you wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    my zte blade v6 with android 5.0.1 and hotdoged resolved fine
    themultixpoint.junc.eu to my ipv6 ip, but the phone have only 10.x.x.x
    ip address, i blame my isp supporting only dns ipv6, and not yet ipv6
    route via huawei router

    AFAIK, no mobile ISP in Europe offers IPv6 yet.

    I have a mobile internet connection with native ipv6 AND public ipv4 at the same time. The ISP is called DNA.

    When I last checked, Finland still was part of Europe. ;)

    'Tommi

    ... he.net certified sage
    ---
    * Origin: IPv6 Point at [2001:470:1f15:cb0:2:221:1:1] (2:221/1.1)
  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Tommi Koivula on Thu Feb 1 08:34:14 2018
    Hello Tommi!

    31 Jan 2018 22:40, Tommi Koivula wrote to Markus Reschke:

    Yes. The worst thing was that people installed the totally untested "bugfixed" and "updated" versions into production.

    it same problem in current spamassassin :=)

    cla member did not --lint update on stable versions before commit, now we just have all to wait 1 week to settle the dust of it

    that means one week of no rule score updates, helping spammers in that week is ......

    back to fidonet, disconnect nodes that use brokken spam software :=)

    if that possible could help programmer know his errors


    Regards Benny

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    * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (1:261/38.20)
  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Tommi Koivula on Thu Feb 1 08:39:36 2018
    Hello Tommi!

    31 Jan 2018 22:57, Tommi Koivula wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    would you mind remove ipv4 in your fidonet hostname then so its
    only ipv6 ? :=)

    I had that once at 2:221/6. Also Michiel has been running tests as an ipv6 only node.

    You're late. :D

    sure, but why not keep it ?


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

    --- Msged/LNX 6.2.0 (Linux/4.9.76-gentoo-r1 (i686))
    * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (1:261/38.20)
  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Michiel van der Vlist on Thu Feb 1 08:43:02 2018
    Hello Michiel!

    01 Feb 2018 00:50, Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    MvdV> AFAIK, no mobile ISP in Europe offers IPv6 yet. And they only issue
    MvdV> CGNAT IPv4. Odd that your's has IPv6 DNS.

    possible problems comes in wifi on mobile phones/tablets, even now i have seen mobile hardware routers begin to show ipv6 is beginning to work, with wifi :=)

    if i had ipv6 route on that hardware router it would work, its hard to argument
    that fullrate.dk works when its not have ipv6 addr

    MvdV> "You are the first with this problem". Yeah, I have heard that
    MvdV> before. Over 50 years ago for the first time and many times after...

    sadly custommers support dont know what problems thay are selling, its not new to me, no matter what thay try to sell, its always just me that knows it does not work before i get it :)

    idiots anywhere
    MvdV> No argument there.

    no argument is likely aswell one :=)


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

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    * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (1:261/38.20)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Tommi Koivula on Thu Feb 1 10:56:21 2018
    Hello Tommi,

    On Thursday February 01 2018 08:58, you wrote to me:

    AFAIK, no mobile ISP in Europe offers IPv6 yet.

    I have a mobile internet connection with native ipv6 AND public ipv4
    at the same time. The ISP is called DNA.

    When I last checked, Finland still was part of Europe. ;)

    Maybe we both missed the secret Fixit? ;-)

    Interesting. So your mobile ISP has seen the light. How does it work? Is it a fully fledged Dual Stack connection that gives you the same as a fixed Dual Stack line? Does your mobile device just get a /128 or are you assigned a prefix where you can allocate subnets yourself somehow?

    Tell us more...


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: he.net certified sage (2:280/5555)
  • From Tommi Koivula@2:221/1.1 to Michiel van der Vlist on Thu Feb 1 14:41:12 2018

    01 Feb 18 10:56:20, you wrote to me:

    AFAIK, no mobile ISP in Europe offers IPv6 yet.

    I have a mobile internet connection with native ipv6 AND public ipv4
    at the same time. The ISP is called DNA.

    Interesting. So your mobile ISP has seen the light. How does it work? Is
    it
    a fully fledged Dual Stack connection that gives you the same as a fixed Dual Stack line? Does your mobile device just get a /128 or are you assigned a prefix where you can allocate subnets yourself somehow?

    Tell us more...

    I have the sim card installed in a mobile router (Huawei E5577s). It works as any router, it gets public ipv4 address from isp as well as the /64 ipv6 prefix
    which will be delegated to lan clients.

    The public ipv4 address may change few times a day of it may stay unchanged for
    a week. Also the /64 prefix changes when ipv4 address changes.

    The only traffic limitation by isp is that all ports <1024 are blocked in.

    'Tommi

    ... he.net certified sage
    ---
    * Origin: IPv6 Point at [2001:470:1f15:cb0:2:221:1:1] (2:221/1.1)
  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Tommi Koivula on Thu Feb 1 15:04:30 2018
    Hello Tommi!

    01 Feb 2018 14:41, Tommi Koivula wrote to Michiel van der Vlist:

    The only traffic limitation by isp is that all ports <1024 are blocked in.

    this is normal for dynamic ips

    cry if its normal for static ips payments


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

    --- Msged/LNX 6.2.0 (Linux/4.9.76-gentoo-r1 (i686))
    * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (1:261/38.20)
  • From Tommi Koivula@2:221/1.1 to Benny Pedersen on Thu Feb 1 17:13:18 2018

    01 Feb 18 15:04:30, you wrote to me:

    01 Feb 2018 14:41, Tommi Koivula wrote to Michiel van der Vlist:

    The only traffic limitation by isp is that all ports <1024 are blocked
    in.

    this is normal for dynamic ips

    IMHO normal is that 25,137-139,445 etc are blocked in. Not all lower ports.

    My ipv4-only ADSL line has 5 dynamic ip's, all ports open in.

    'Tommi

    ... he.net certified sage
    ---
    * Origin: IPv6 Point at [2001:470:1f15:cb0:2:221:1:1] (2:221/1.1)
  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Tommi Koivula on Fri Feb 2 06:37:00 2018
    Tommi Koivula wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    Complain to the author of Synchronet. ;)

    It has been done. He doesn't care. ;(

    I wonder what the rationale is.

    When using JAM, the bad format of MSGID doesn't matter, JAM has
    MSGIDcrc and REPLYcrc, which can be used in reply linking. "hpt link
    -j".

    How does Fmail handle the linking?

    I do it in my head. :D Seriously, that is the main reason why I prefer BBSs over web forums, because I beed to be able to at least skim enough messages to get an idea where threads are going. That's _really_ difficult to do with modern forums, because they are so slow. Give me an offline reader anyday. :)


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  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Benny Pedersen on Fri Feb 2 06:38:00 2018
    Benny Pedersen wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    then make a openvpn on ipv4 when you have ipv6 native :=)
    I don't follow.

    does that mean i am behind ? :=)

    Where I want my opposition to be in a race! :D

    if it ain't broke... ;)

    continue use ipv4

    Yep, it works. I'm sure I could make it work equally well on IPv6, but don't see a need.


    ... All wiyht. Rho sritched mg kegtops awound?
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  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Michiel van der Vlist on Fri Feb 2 06:41:00 2018
    Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    Your router does IPv4 NAT, doesn't it? So every machine will get an RFC1918 IPv4 address won't it?

    True.

    Have you configured your mailers to only use the VPN tunnel for IPv4?

    It's a matter of routing. I would have to have a reliable means of detecting when the tunnel was down, so I can reconfigure the routing.

    Oh well, who cares, IPv4 is technology on the way out. In ten years it will be a non-issue anyway. ;-)

    I have a suspicion it's gonna linger a lot longer, though IPv6 should gradually dominate.


    ... If you have a rotary phone, please press 1 now.
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  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Michiel van der Vlist on Fri Feb 2 06:46:00 2018
    Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    "Don't fix it if it ain't broke". If "ain't broke" just means "it still works" then I disagree. Predicting is difficultm especially if it is about the future, but us humans do have the abilty to make some predictions about the future and sometimes we can predict that although something works now, it will not continue to so so forever unless we do something. It is why we do preventive maintenance.

    Well, it's a case of is it worth the effort? First a few facts.

    1. Both ends of the tunnel are on the same ISP.

    2. This ISP is one where they communicate well with users, and they don't assume users are ignorant of tech issues. In fact, they probably have the highest proportion of tech savvy users of any ISP. Therefore, any such change in the future is likely to be well communicated. They are also likely to keep dual stack going as long as feasible.

    3. This also requires liaison with the group running the other end of the tunnel.

    Liklihood is it's far enough in the future that one or both ends will see a generational change of hardware, and there will be a more compelling reason to upgrade and change things around other than "because I can" or "future proofing", and that time is going to be a better time to make the change. :)

    I say IPv4 /is/ broke. It has run out of addresses and we have to
    resort to ever more complex work arounds to keep it working.

    True.

    IPv6 is the future. IPv4 is broke, let's get rid of it. ;-)

    ... I give up, what is the meaning of life?

    42.

    Haha, there's always someone. :D


    ... The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs.
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  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Tommi Koivula on Fri Feb 2 07:19:00 2018
    Tommi Koivula wrote to Benny Pedersen <=-

    this is normal for dynamic ips

    IMHO normal is that 25,137-139,445 etc are blocked in. Not all lower ports.

    My ipv4-only ADSL line has 5 dynamic ip's, all ports open in.

    My ISP has optional blocking for a list of "vulnerable" ports, which includes 22, 23, 25, 80, 137-139, 445, etc. It defaults to on for new users, but can be easily turned off through their web interface (i.e. if you know what you're doing, feel free to turn it off). I have the filter turned off, as you may have guessed.


    ... Borrow a few lines = Plagiarism. Steal *volumes* = Research.
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  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Tommi Koivula on Fri Feb 2 01:59:18 2018
    Hello Tommi!

    01 Feb 2018 17:13, Tommi Koivula wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    this is normal for dynamic ips
    IMHO normal is that 25,137-139,445 etc are blocked in. Not all lower ports.

    secureity first on hospitals

    My ipv4-only ADSL line has 5 dynamic ip's, all ports open in.

    oh, less secureiry then, but still you could make sure services does not listen
    on wan interface, sadly smb listen on anyip :/


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

    --- Msged/LNX 6.2.0 (Linux/4.9.76-gentoo-r1 (i686))
    * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (1:261/38.20)
  • From Tommi Koivula@2:221/6 to All on Fri Feb 2 08:28:10 2018
    Tony Langdon wrote:

    How does Fmail handle the linking?

    I do it in my head. :D Seriously, that is the main reason why I
    prefer BBSs over web forums, because I beed to be able to at least
    skim enough messages to get an idea where threads are going. That's
    _really_ difficult to do with modern forums, because they are so
    slow. Give me an offline reader anyday. :)

    I like fido via nntp. Replylinks also work nice. Thunderbird should act
    as an offline reader as well if needed. ;)

    Also no ads here. :)

    --
    'Tommi
    ---
    * Origin: nntp://news.fidonet.fi:911 (2:221/6)
  • From Tommi Koivula@2:221/6 to Benny Pedersen on Fri Feb 2 08:31:43 2018
    Benny Pedersen wrote:

    My ipv4-only ADSL line has 5 dynamic ip's, all ports open in.

    oh, less secureiry then, but still you could make sure services does
    not listen on wan interface, sadly smb listen on anyip :/

    Ever heard of firewalls? ;-)

    --
    'Tommi
    ---
    * Origin: nntp://news.fidonet.fi:911 (2:221/6)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Benny Pedersen on Fri Feb 2 13:17:39 2018
    Hello Benny,

    On Thursday February 01 2018 08:39, you wrote to Tommi Koivula:

    sure, but why not keep it ?

    Keep what? The A record for the host name or IPv4 in general?

    1) The A record for the host name.

    Temporarely removing it was just a test. I may or may not conduct more such tests in the future. But as long as there are still many nodes that can only make outgoing calls on IPv4, it makes sense to keep it for now.

    2) IPv4 in general.

    There was a smiley behind that remark, but getting rid of it a soon as we can makes sense. Keeping two not mutually compatable protocols alive, is extra work, creates more bugs and increases the effort to trace and fix those bugs. It certainly makes sense to get rid of it. I do not know if I will live to see it, but I certainly look forward to the day, that I can completely disable IPv4
    without missing too much.


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: he.net certified sage (2:280/5555)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Tommi Koivula on Fri Feb 2 13:56:01 2018
    Hello Tommi,

    On Thursday February 01 2018 14:41, you wrote to me:

    Tell us more...

    I have the sim card installed in a mobile router (Huawei E5577s). It
    works as any router, it gets public ipv4 address from isp as well as
    the /64 ipv6 prefix which will be delegated to lan clients.

    Cewl... ;-)

    The public ipv4 address may change few times a day of it may stay unchanged for a week. Also the /64 prefix changes when ipv4 address changes.

    Dynamic IPs. I could live with that for a mobile device.

    Does it have port forwarding/configurable firewall for IPv6?

    The only traffic limitation by isp is that all ports <1024 are blocked
    in.

    Hmmm.... :(



    Cheers, Michiel

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    * Origin: he.net certified sage (2:280/5555)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Tony Langdon on Fri Feb 2 13:46:58 2018
    Hello Tony,

    On Friday February 02 2018 06:41, you wrote to me:

    Have you configured your mailers to only use the VPN tunnel for
    IPv4?

    It's a matter of routing. I would have to have a reliable means of detecting when the tunnel was down, so I can reconfigure the routing.

    Not worth the effort unless the tunnel is unreliable I'd say.

    Oh well, who cares, IPv4 is technology on the way out. In ten
    years it will be a non-issue anyway. ;-)

    I have a suspicion it's gonna linger a lot longer, though IPv6 should gradually dominate.

    Hence the smiley. I admit 10 years is quit a bit of wishful thinking. OTOH, predicting the future is difficult and it would not be the first time the the world changes faster than I predicted....


    Cheers, Michiel

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    * Origin: he.net certified sage (2:280/5555)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Tony Langdon on Fri Feb 2 14:47:29 2018
    Hello Tony,

    On Friday February 02 2018 06:46, you wrote to me:

    2. This ISP is one where they communicate well with users, and they
    don't assume users are ignorant of tech issues. In fact, they
    probably have the highest proportion of tech savvy users of any ISP. Therefore, any such change in the future is likely to be well communicated. They are also likely to keep dual stack going as long
    as feasible.

    Perhaps as long as they exist. My first ISP was HCCnet. An ISP created by the Hobby Compter Club. They were very tech friendly. But they were small. And the small ones get eaten by the big ones. That was the end tech friendly...

    3. This also requires liaison with the group running the other end of
    the tunnel.

    Liklihood is it's far enough in the future that one or both ends will
    see a generational change of hardware, and there will be a more
    compelling reason to upgrade and change things around other than
    "because I can" or "future proofing", and that time is going to be a better time to make the change. :)

    Perhaps. Trying to look too far in the future is not always fruitful. Yes, I agree that in your case it probably makes sense to wait a while...

    I say IPv4 /is/ broke. It has run out of addresses and we have
    to resort to ever more complex work arounds to keep it working.

    True.

    So we agree on that. Good!


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: he.net certified sage (2:280/5555)
  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Tommi Koivula on Fri Feb 2 13:34:04 2018
    Hello Tommi!

    02 Feb 2018 08:31, Tommi Koivula wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    Ever heard of firewalls? ;-)

    ever heard of binding ? :)

    firewalls is last resort on problems not possible to solve otherwize :=)


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

    --- Msged/LNX 6.2.0 (Linux/4.9.76-gentoo-r1 (i686))
    * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (1:261/38.20)
  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Benny Pedersen on Fri Feb 2 11:12:34 2018

    On 2018 Feb 01 15:04:30, you wrote to Tommi Koivula:

    The only traffic limitation by isp is that all ports <1024 are blocked
    in.

    this is normal for dynamic ips

    no it isn't... i've had dynamic IP ever since internet arrived in my area... no
    ports have ever been blocked by my ISP /and/ i can run servers without having to have a commercial account...

    )\/(ark

    Always Mount a Scratch Monkey
    Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' it wrong...
    ... MOM'S HINT #158: Gingerbread houses aren't worth the work.
    ---
    * Origin: (1:3634/12.73)
  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Michiel van der Vlist on Sat Feb 3 06:34:00 2018
    Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    It's a matter of routing. I would have to have a reliable means of detecting when the tunnel was down, so I can reconfigure the routing.

    Agree, and the tunnel has been rock solid.

    I have a suspicion it's gonna linger a lot longer, though IPv6 should gradually dominate.

    Hence the smiley. I admit 10 years is quit a bit of wishful thinking. OTOH, predicting the future is difficult and it would not be the first time the the world changes faster than I predicted....

    True, something might tip things over the edge.


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  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Michiel van der Vlist on Sat Feb 3 06:38:00 2018
    Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    Perhaps as long as they exist. My first ISP was HCCnet. An ISP created
    by the Hobby Compter Club. They were very tech friendly. But they were small. And the small ones get eaten by the big ones. That was the end tech friendly...

    Same has happened here. My ISP is now part of the second largest group in the country, having been bought, then their new parent being bought out

    Perhaps. Trying to look too far in the future is not always fruitful. Yes, I agree that in your case it probably makes sense to wait a
    while...

    Yes, nothing is likely to change for a while, and these things can be done as part of a normal upgrade cycle on either end.

    I say IPv4 /is/ broke. It has run out of addresses and we have
    to resort to ever more complex work arounds to keep it working.

    True.

    So we agree on that. Good!

    :-)



    ... Sorry for the typos...I wix my mords quite often.
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  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Benny Pedersen on Sat Feb 3 06:56:00 2018
    Benny Pedersen wrote to Tommi Koivula <=-

    Hello Tommi!

    02 Feb 2018 08:31, Tommi Koivula wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    Ever heard of firewalls? ;-)

    ever heard of binding ? :)

    We were talking about port 445 - Windows SMB sharing. Unless there's some really obscure registry hack I've never heard off, I don't know how to make that listen on specific interfaces/IPs. Sure on *NIX using Samba, you could do it, but the vast majority of machines using this port are Windows boxes. Firewalling is your only option.

    firewalls is last resort on problems not possible to solve otherwize
    :=)

    And this is one of them. :)


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  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to mark lewis on Sat Feb 3 06:58:00 2018
    mark lewis wrote to Benny Pedersen <=-

    this is normal for dynamic ips

    no it isn't... i've had dynamic IP ever since internet arrived in my area... no
    ports have ever been blocked by my ISP /and/ i can run servers without having to have a commercial account...

    I'd agree, I've never had an account with those ports blocked, even way back when I was on cable, and the ISP specifically forbid servers (but they never complained about my Linux box running SSH for remote admin). I've had the usual list of "vulnerable" ports blocked, or I've had CGNAT (only on mobile devices), but never a range like <1024.


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  • From Alexey Vissarionov@2:5020/545 to Benny Pedersen on Sat Feb 3 00:25:52 2018
    Good ${greeting_time}, Benny!

    02 Feb 2018 13:34:04, you wrote to Tommi Koivula:

    Ever heard of firewalls? ;-)
    ever heard of binding ? :)

    Of bind(2) 'ing :-)

    firewalls is

    ... an attempt of...

    last resort on problems not possible to solve

    1. Period.
    2. +1

    otherwize :=)

    Alas, unlikely.


    --
    Alexey V. Vissarionov aka Gremlin from Kremlin
    gremlin.ru!gremlin; +vii-cmiii-cmlxxvii-mmxlviii

    ... god@universe:~ # cvs up && make world
    --- /bin/vi
    * Origin: http://openwall.com/Owl (2:5020/545)
  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to mark lewis on Fri Feb 2 22:44:10 2018
    Hello mark!

    02 Feb 2018 11:12, mark lewis wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    area... no ports have ever been blocked by my ISP /and/ i can run
    servers without having to have a commercial account...

    i would have writed should, there is no real point of have dynamic ips and provide servers on it

    doing so can lead to mailserver swallow emails where thay should not


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

    --- Msged/LNX 6.2.0 (Linux/4.9.76-gentoo-r1 (i686))
    * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (1:261/38.20)
  • From Benny Pedersen@1:261/38.20 to Tony Langdon on Fri Feb 2 22:46:50 2018
    Hello Tony!

    03 Feb 2018 06:56, Tony Langdon wrote to Benny Pedersen:

    We were talking about port 445 - Windows SMB sharing. Unless there's some really obscure registry hack I've never heard off, I don't know how
    to
    make that listen on specific interfaces/IPs.

    i have not found anything there either

    Sure on *NIX using Samba, you could do
    it, but the vast majority of machines using this port are Windows
    boxes. Firewalling is your only option.

    i am not smb expert, just think is sad to see hospitals in england got compromised by smb protocol not secure enouh for real life, its so sad to see microsoft have software not real tested in real life before sold to custommers

    firewalls is last resort on problems not possible to solve otherwize
    :=)
    And this is one of them. :)

    my default is shorewall :=)

    and staying away from precompiled problems


    Regards Benny

    ... there can only be one way of life, and it works :)

    --- Msged/LNX 6.2.0 (Linux/4.9.76-gentoo-r1 (i686))
    * Origin: I will always keep a PC running CPM 3.0 (1:261/38.20)
  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Benny Pedersen on Sat Feb 3 16:57:00 2018
    Benny Pedersen wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    i have not found anything there either

    Yeah, not for Windows SMB. Firewalling it is the only way to close the port.

    Sure on *NIX using Samba, you could do
    it, but the vast majority of machines using this port are Windows
    boxes. Firewalling is your only option.

    i am not smb expert, just think is sad to see hospitals in england got compromised by smb protocol not secure enouh for real life, its so sad
    to see microsoft have software not real tested in real life before sold
    to custommers

    Yes, there' something wrong there.

    firewalls is last resort on problems not possible to solve otherwize
    :=)
    And this is one of them. :)

    my default is shorewall :=)

    Haven't used it for years, but used to like Shorewall a lot.


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  • From Tommi Koivula@2:221/1.1 to Michiel van der Vlist on Sat Feb 3 09:10:30 2018

    02 Feb 18 13:56:00, you wrote to me:

    Tell us more...

    I have the sim card installed in a mobile router (Huawei E5577s). It
    works as any router, it gets public ipv4 address from isp as well as
    the /64 ipv6 prefix which will be delegated to lan clients.

    Cewl... ;-)

    The public ipv4 address may change few times a day of it may stay
    unchanged for a week. Also the /64 prefix changes when ipv4 address
    changes.

    Dynamic IPs. I could live with that for a mobile device.

    But hey, this _is_ a portable router with a battery. :)

    Google E5577s-321 for more information.

    Does it have port forwarding/configurable firewall for IPv6?

    I think there's no ipv6 firewall, but a normal ipv4 firewall / portforwarding thing yes.

    'Tommi

    ... he.net certified sage
    ---
    * Origin: IPv6 Point at [2001:470:1f15:cb0:2:221:1:1] (2:221/1.1)
  • From Tommi Koivula@2:221/1.1 to Benny Pedersen on Sat Feb 3 09:24:02 2018

    02 Feb 18 22:44:10, you wrote to mark lewis:

    area... no ports have ever been blocked by my ISP /and/ i can run
    servers without having to have a commercial account...

    i would have writed should, there is no real point of have dynamic ips and provide servers on it

    Well there are dynamic and 'dynamic' ip's. One of my adsl ip's has changed two times last year, the current ip has been stable from 23.02.2017.

    There was quite static ip also assigned to my bbs router once, it stayed unchanged almost 5 years, from 2011 to 2016.

    Mobile connections are a totally different story.

    'Tommi

    ... he.net certified sage
    ---
    * Origin: IPv6 Point at [2001:470:1f15:cb0:2:221:1:1] (2:221/1.1)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Tommi Koivula on Sat Feb 3 14:33:18 2018
    Hello Tommi,

    On Saturday February 03 2018 09:10, you wrote to me:


    Dynamic IPs. I could live with that for a mobile device.

    But hey, this _is_ a portable router with a battery. :)

    I am aware of that. We call it a MiFi. Mobile WiFi router.

    Google E5577s-321 for more information.

    I already did that. Ik could not find anything about IPv6 in the specs.

    Does it have port forwarding/configurable firewall for IPv6?

    I think there's no ipv6 firewall,

    Ouch. So it just passes all incoming IPv6 packets? Not good...

    but a normal ipv4 firewall / portforwarding thing yes.

    As one would expect in a router designed for end users.


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Rick Smith@1:105/81 to All on Sat Sep 11 18:56:08 2021
    Hello All!

    It has been suggested that I use ipv6, in a nutshell are there advantages of using, disadvantages to not using? Or is it just fun and nerdy to do so?

    Regards,

    Rick
    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707
    * Origin: Awesome Net- Oregon FTN Hub - Portland, OR - www.awesomen (1:105/81)
  • From Stas Mishchenkov@2:460/5858 to Rick Smith on Sun Sep 12 10:51:02 2021
    Hi Rick!

    Saturday September 11 2021 18:56, you wrote to All:

    It has been suggested that I use ipv6, in a nutshell are there
    advantages of using, disadvantages to not using? Or is it just fun and nerdy to do so?

    It is convenient and useful. There are already sites and even Fido nodes available only over IPv6. Well, for Crimea there is one more advantage - it allows avoiding restrictions. ;)

    Have a nice night.
    Stas Mishchenkov.

    --- Have You daily sexual life? Hide it proper from Your wife! ;)
    * Origin: Lame Users Breeding. Simferopol, Crimea. (2:460/5858)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Rick Smith on Sun Sep 12 10:17:02 2021
    Hello Rick,

    On Saturday September 11 2021 18:56, you wrote to All:

    Good to see you linked up here.

    It has been suggested that I use ipv6, in a nutshell are there
    advantages of using, disadvantages to not using? Or is it just fun and nerdy to do so?

    Warning: I am an IPv6 evangelist. I have been promoting the use of IPv6 in Fidonet for over a decade, so I may be a bit biased. ;-)

    Well, it is fun and nerdy and if there is any of that Pioneer Spirit left you would jump in right away. ;-)

    But IPv6 isn't just nerdy and fun, it is the future. The Internet has run out of IPv4 addresses many years ago. Not in the sense that thet are burned, all the about 4000 millions of addesses that fit in a 32 bit number are still there, but there are no new ones. There are not enough IPv4 adresses to let everyone have one. And so providers revert to tricks like CGNAT (CArrier Grade Nat) to "solve" those problems. But the real solution is IPv6. IPv6 uses 128 bit adresses, so there is no longer a shortage of addresses. In fact with IPv6 you do not just get one address per household, you get a VERY LARGE block of addresses. Enough to let every appliance in your local network have its own globally routable unique IP address. No more need for non standard ports when running more than one server.

    As you can see in the list that I publish weekly in Fidonews, there presently are 107 nodes in Fidonet that support IPv6. The counter goes to 108, but one in the list is flagged as down. I will post the list in the next message. There are four nodes flagged as INO4. That means they no longer have a public IPv4 address for accepting incoming calls. To connect with these nodes you need IPv6. I had expected this number to be larger by now, but we sure can expect this number to grow when ISP's stop issuing public IPv4 addresses to customers.

    When your ISP already provides you with IPv6, making your Fidonet nodes IPv6 capable is very easy. I see that you run Binkd Linux. Linux has been supporting IPv6 for "ages" and binkd supports IPv6 from version 1.00. All you have to do is open port 24554, or 24556 in your case, in your firewall(s) and add an AAAA record to awesome.abon.us.

    So how about it?


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: he.net certified sage (2:280/5555)
  • From Richard Menedetter@2:310/31 to Rick Smith on Sun Sep 12 13:01:02 2021
    Hi Rick!

    11 Sep 2021 18:56, from Rick Smith -> All:

    It has been suggested that I use ipv6, in a nutshell are there
    advantages of using, disadvantages to not using? Or is it just fun and nerdy to do so?

    It is simply a new version of IP.
    We are out of stock of IPv4 addresses, and there are plenty of IPv6 addresses.

    There are people that only have a public IPv6 address and a private carrier grade NAT IPv4.
    If you only have an IPv4 address, then you cannot communicate with them any more.

    So the advantage is that you can keep communicating with hosts that only have public IPv6 addresses.

    And as there are no longer very cheap/free IPv4 addresses available, the move to IPv6 will be much stronger in the future.

    For now you simply need IPv4 to address hosts with A records, and IPv6 with AAAA records. Normally servers will add both nowadays. (but for how long ...)

    ricsi@menedetter:~$ host menedetter.net
    menedetter.net has address 45.142.176.108
    menedetter.net has IPv6 address 2a03:4000:4a:c5f::1

    ricsi@menedetter:~$ host facebook.com
    facebook.com has address 157.240.17.35
    facebook.com has IPv6 address 2a03:2880:f15b:83:face:b00c:0:25de

    Plus you encode "messages" into your address like Facebook does above, or some fido nodes do:
    ricsi@menedetter:~$ host fido.ricsi.priv.at
    fido.ricsi.priv.at has address 45.142.176.108
    fido.ricsi.priv.at has IPv6 address 2a03:4000:4a:c5f:f1d0:2:310:31

    CU, Ricsi

    ... The arctic is not hostile to people, only indifferent to them.
    --- GoldED+/LNX
    * Origin: Lend only what you can afford to lose. (2:310/31)
  • From Rick Smith@1:105/81 to Michiel van der Vlist on Sun Sep 12 06:37:06 2021
    Hello Michiel!

    Sunday September 12 2021 10:17, you wrote to me:

    * Forwarded from area 'IPV6'
    Hello Rick,

    On Saturday September 11 2021 18:56, you wrote to All:

    Good to see you linked up here.

    It has been suggested that I use ipv6, in a nutshell are there
    advantages of using, disadvantages to not using? Or is it just
    fun and nerdy to do so?

    Warning: I am an IPv6 evangelist. I have been promoting the use of
    IPv6 in Fidonet for over a decade, so I may be a bit biased. ;-)

    Noted...

    When your ISP already provides you with IPv6, making your Fidonet
    nodes IPv6 capable is very easy. I see that you run Binkd Linux. Linux
    has been supporting IPv6 for "ages" and binkd supports IPv6 from
    version 1.00. All you have to do is open port 24554, or 24556 in your case, in your firewall(s) and add an AAAA record to awesome.abon.us.

    So how about it?

    I will contact my isp and activate my ipv6 tomorrow and start reading on how to implement in my network.. I have unifi at home here...

    Rick
    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707
    * Origin: Awesome Net- Oregon FTN Hub - Portland, OR - www.awesomen (1:105/81)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Rick Smith on Sun Sep 12 16:34:21 2021
    Hello Rick,

    On Sunday September 12 2021 06:37, you wrote to me:

    I will contact my isp and activate my ipv6 tomorrow

    Your ISP is an odd one out. Most ISPs either just offer IPv6 or they just don't. That they do offer it but only after a specific request from the customer is an exception.

    and start reading on how to implement in my network.. I have unifi at
    home here...

    We wait patiently. ;-)


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: he.net certified sage (2:280/5555)
  • From Rick Smith@1:105/81 to Michiel van der Vlist on Sun Sep 12 08:24:58 2021
    Hello Michiel!

    Sunday September 12 2021 10:17, you wrote to me:

    * Forwarded from area 'IPV6'
    Hello Rick,

    On Saturday September 11 2021 18:56, you wrote to All:

    Good to see you linked up here.

    Thank you... I have watched some videos and read some online journals and I am interested enough to pursue this. I do have just a basic question, will I have ipv4 and ipv6 concurrently? Or do I have to abandon ipv4 to utilize ipv6? That is the only thing I cant seem to find specifics on...

    Thank you

    Regards,

    Rick
    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707
    * Origin: Awesome Net- Oregon FTN Hub - Portland, OR - www.awesomen (1:105/81)
  • From Richard Menedetter@2:310/31 to Rick Smith on Sun Sep 12 21:39:18 2021
    Hi Rick!

    12 Sep 2021 08:24, from Rick Smith -> Michiel van der Vlist:

    Thank you... I have watched some videos and read some online journals
    and I am interested enough to pursue this. I do have just a basic question, will I have ipv4 and ipv6 concurrently? Or do I have to
    abandon ipv4 to utilize ipv6? That is the only thing I cant seem to
    find specifics on...

    IPv4 and IPv6 work concurrently quiet happily.
    If your ISP offers both, you will use them together normally.

    Some ISPs that have few IPv4 addresses left, will give you a 100.0.0.0/8 carrier grade NAT IP.
    You can use it to reach IPv4 services, but you cannot be contacted from other IPv4 hosts. (just like home NAT on 10.0.0.0/8 or 192.168.x.0/24. (just that it is done in the network of your ISP not on your router)

    CU, Ricsi

    ... I found the perfect woman, but she was looking for the perfect man.
    --- GoldED+/LNX
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  • From Alexey Vissarionov@2:5020/545 to Rick Smith on Sun Sep 12 22:44:22 2021
    Good ${greeting_time}, Rick!

    12 Sep 2021 08:24:58, you wrote to Michiel van der Vlist:

    Good to see you linked up here.
    Thank you... I have watched some videos and read some online journals
    and I am interested enough to pursue this. I do have just a basic question, will I have ipv4 and ipv6 concurrently? Or do I have to
    abandon ipv4 to utilize ipv6? That is the only thing I cant seem to
    find specifics on...

    You could get the answer with one single command:

    % ip addr list dev lo
    1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever


    --
    Alexey V. Vissarionov aka Gremlin from Kremlin
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    ... god@universe:~ # cvs up && make world
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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Rick Smith on Sun Sep 12 22:13:47 2021
    Hello Rick,

    On Sunday September 12 2021 08:24, you wrote to me:

    Thank you... I have watched some videos and read some online journals
    and I am interested enough to pursue this. I do have just a basic question, will I have ipv4 and ipv6 concurrently? Or do I have to
    abandon ipv4 to utilize ipv6? That is the only thing I cant seem to
    find specifics on...

    Most ISPs still offer a so called "Full Dual Stack" connection. That means you will still be able to use IPv4 as you do now and use IPv6 in addition to that. The OS and the application will figure out for themselves what protocol to use. If the other side also supports IPv6, IPv6 will tried first by default.

    As Ricsi already mentioned some ISPs that are short of IPv4 addresses issue so called DS-Lite. But I do not think that will apply to you. European and Asian ISPs sometimes use DS-Lite, but in the US ISP's still have enough IPv4. I am not aware of US ISPs going DS-Lite yet.

    So for the moment assume that you will have Full Dual Stack en use both IPv4 and IPv6 for both incoming and outgoing connections.


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Brian Rogers@1:142/103 to Rick Smith on Mon Sep 13 08:39:00 2021
    Hello Rick;

    Rick Smith wrote to All <=-

    Hello All!

    It has been suggested that I use ipv6, in a nutshell are there
    advantages of using, disadvantages to not using? Or is it just fun and nerdy to do so?

    When it comes to routing priority, IPv6 takes priority over IPv4, so it'll appear to be faster if you're dual stacked.

    ... I may be schizophrenic but at least I have each other.
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