On 26/11/19 15:16, Dale wrote: > Adam Carter wrote: >> On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 1:53 AM Ralph Seichter <ab...@monksofcool.net >> <mailto:ab...@monksofcool.net>> wrote: >> >> >> https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2019-November/001712.html >> >> This does not come as a surprise, of course, but I consider it a good >> point in time to pause and ask oneself what each individual can do to >> move further towards IPv6. The end is neigh(ish). >> >> >> Turning on ipv6 has been on my agenda for a while, but I will need to >> setup a firewall. Currently i have a single ipv4 NAT box with some >> port forwards. However, when i enable v6, all my internal hosts become >> directly routable from the Internet via the /56 my ISP assigns me. > > > I have a question about this. I've read about this for ages and sort of > get the idea, running out of numbers basically. There's two questions > that I can't answer tho. I have a old Linksys router, the old blue > thing that is so common. Would I have to buy a new router? I also have > a older DSL modem, it's a old Westell black box. Would this require a > newer modem as well? I'm thinking those boxes would have to have > software at least that would support the newer addresses but nothing > I've read really answers those questions. I don't know if they even > update software on those old things. > Go into the admin screen on the router. Look at where you configure IPv4, and see if there's a section on configuring IPv6.
If that's not there, then you need a firmware upgrade, which may or may not be available, or you might be able to install Open-WRT or whatever it's called now. Cheers, Wol
