Re: [DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6

2022-09-08 Thread Simon Hobson
Curtis Maurand wrote: > I think this is all great right up until you need a fixed address for > something like a mail server or a web server. That is no more of a problem with IPv6 as it is with IPv4 - if you have a “poor quality” ISP that doesn’t do fixed addresses then you have a problem wit

Re: [DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6

2022-09-06 Thread Gregory Nowak via Dng
On Mon, Sep 05, 2022 at 11:47:33AM -0400, Curtis Maurand wrote: > I think this is all great right up until you need a fixed address for > something like a mail server or a web server.  So far, I've found IPV6 to be > unreliable. I would argue it's easier to get a fixed address with IPv6 than it is

Re: [DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6

2022-09-05 Thread Curtis Maurand
On 1/30/22 14:01, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: On Sun, Jan 30, 2022 at 8:14 AM Simon wrote: Joel Roth via Dng wrote: My problem is connecting via dhcp over ethernet. On IRC I was advised to try ping ff02::1%eth1 which fails to get a response, indicating IPv6 is not enabled in my client. I

Re: [DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6

2022-01-30 Thread o1bigtenor via Dng
On Sun, Jan 30, 2022 at 8:14 AM Simon wrote: > > Joel Roth via Dng wrote: > > > My problem is connecting via dhcp over ethernet. On IRC > > I was advised to try > > > > ping ff02::1%eth1 > > > > which fails to get a response, indicating IPv6 is not enabled in my client. > > > > I tried setting "

Re: [DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6

2022-01-30 Thread Joel Roth via Dng
Thank you for this introduction. On Sun, Jan 30, 2022 at 02:14:37PM +, Simon wrote: > Joel Roth via Dng wrote: > > > My problem is connecting via dhcp over ethernet. On IRC > > I was advised to try > > > > ping ff02::1%eth1 > > > > which fails to get a response, indicating IPv6 is not en

Re: [DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6

2022-01-30 Thread Simon
Joel Roth via Dng wrote: > My problem is connecting via dhcp over ethernet. On IRC > I was advised to try > > ping ff02::1%eth1 > > which fails to get a response, indicating IPv6 is not enabled in my client. > > I tried setting "iface eth1 inet6 dhcp" in /etc/network/interfaces, > then "ifup

Re: [DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6 - broken hardware revealed by dmesg

2022-01-28 Thread Gregory Nowak via Dng
On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 03:14:31PM -1000, Joel Roth via Dng wrote: > This is an older thinkpad, I think it's unlikely to need > extra firmware. When I try to install firmware-misc-nonfree I'm told: > > Package firmware-misc-nonfree is not available, but is referred to by another > package. > This

[DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6

2022-01-28 Thread Joel Roth via Dng
-- Joel Roth --- Begin Message --- Hi Steve, Long time... > On my next router, (probably OpenBSD/pf), I'm going to block all IPV6. > I enjoy that the badguys have to jump through one more hoop (NAT) to > hit me where it hurts. IPv6 does have some security features lacking in IPv4. > I'm not

Re: [DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6 - broken hardware revealed by dmesg

2022-01-28 Thread Joel Roth via Dng
On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 05:50:37PM -0700, Gregory Nowak via Dng wrote: > On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 12:40:36PM -1000, Joel Roth via Dng wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 12:05:06PM -0700, Bob Proulx via Dng wrote: > > > Joel Roth wrote: > > > > Gregory Nowak wrote: > > > > > Is there anything differe

Re: [DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6 - broken hardware revealed by dmesg

2022-01-28 Thread Gregory Nowak via Dng
On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 12:40:36PM -1000, Joel Roth via Dng wrote: > On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 12:05:06PM -0700, Bob Proulx via Dng wrote: > > Joel Roth wrote: > > > Gregory Nowak wrote: > > > > Is there anything different in the dmesg(1) output for eth1 than > > > > for your other interfaces? > > >

Re: [DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6 - broken hardware revealed by dmesg

2022-01-28 Thread Joel Roth via Dng
On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 12:05:06PM -0700, Bob Proulx via Dng wrote: > Joel Roth wrote: > > Gregory Nowak wrote: > > > Is there anything different in the dmesg(1) output for eth1 than > > > for your other interfaces? > > > > bingo: > > > > [467072.902423] e1000e :00:19.0 eth1: Hardware Error > >

Re: [DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6 - broken hardware revealed by dmesg

2022-01-28 Thread Bob Proulx via Dng
Joel Roth wrote: > Gregory Nowak wrote: > > Is there anything different in the dmesg(1) output for eth1 than > > for your other interfaces? > > bingo: > > [467072.902423] e1000e :00:19.0 eth1: Hardware Error >... > This is a used Thinkpad pad, recently purchased. > Fortunately usb-ethernet adap

Re: [DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6 - broken hardware revealed by dmesg

2022-01-27 Thread Joel Roth via Dng
On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 04:38:37PM -0700, Gregory Nowak wrote: > Hi Joel, > redirecting back to the list. > > > On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 12:44:55PM -1000, Joel Roth wrote: > > Thank you for the response, Gregory. > > > > On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 03:33:01PM -0700, Gregory Nowak via Dng wrote: > >

Re: [DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6

2022-01-27 Thread Steve Litt
Joel Roth via Dng said on Thu, 27 Jan 2022 11:37:52 -1000 >Hi veteran admins, > >It seems that my new router uses IPv6. Perhaps that means >the ISP does so as well. > >My problem is connecting via dhcp over ethernet. On IRC >I was advised to try > >ping ff02::1%eth1 > >which fails to get a respon

Re: [DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6

2022-01-27 Thread Gregory Nowak via Dng
Hi Joel, redirecting back to the list. On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 12:44:55PM -1000, Joel Roth wrote: > Thank you for the response, Gregory. > > On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 03:33:01PM -0700, Gregory Nowak via Dng wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 11:37:52AM -1000, Joel Roth via Dng wrote: > > > It see

Re: [DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6

2022-01-27 Thread Gregory Nowak via Dng
On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 11:37:52AM -1000, Joel Roth via Dng wrote: > It seems that my new router uses IPv6. Perhaps that means > the ISP does so as well. Just because a router uses IPv6, doesn't necessarily mean the ISP supports it. > > My problem is connecting via dhcp over ethernet. On IRC >

Re: [DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6

2022-01-27 Thread Joel Roth via Dng
Oops, I missed a negative. I can add that I have **no** problem connecting to the router via wifi. ifconfig wlan2 shows both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. Thank you for you attention! -- Joel Roth ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailing

Re: [DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6

2022-01-27 Thread Joel Roth via Dng
On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 11:37:52AM -1000, Joel Roth via Dng wrote: > Hi veteran admins, > > It seems that my new router uses IPv6. Perhaps that means > the ISP does so as well. > > My problem is connecting via dhcp over ethernet. On IRC > I was advised to try > > ping ff02::1%eth1 > > which fa

[DNG] Configuring ethernet port for IPv6

2022-01-27 Thread Joel Roth via Dng
Hi veteran admins, It seems that my new router uses IPv6. Perhaps that means the ISP does so as well. My problem is connecting via dhcp over ethernet. On IRC I was advised to try ping ff02::1%eth1 which fails to get a response, indicating IPv6 is not enabled in my client. I tried setting "ifa