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Hello Brian,

On Saturday September 18 2021 07:47, you wrote to me:

 MvV>> Playing around with that linksys to configure the tunnel
 MvV>> endpoint and distributing IPv6 to the devices in the LAN was an
 MvV>> interesting experience.

 BR> I'm sure it was! Learning IPv6 isn't really that difficult if you
 BR> follow the logistics used in IPv4. Routing, iptables, etc are all
 BR> pretty parallel to each other.

There I only partly agree. Sure, many things are the same or similar in IPv4
and IPv6. But I also find that many newcomers to IPv6 have difficulty to get
rid of "IPv4 think". To let go of the idea that NAT is "security" and that
IPv6 is insecure because it does not use NAT is something that needs to sink
in. Also it takes a while to realize that there is no need to be greedy when
assigning addresses. There are 2^64 addresses in a subnet...

 MvV>> I prefer to have my devices connected by wire whenever practical
 MvV>> and possible. So WiFi only isn't good enough for me.

 BR> You could use an old paperweight PC with a bare minimum install and
 BR> just add the tools you need, along with 2 NICs. Actually BSD makes for
 BR> a better router than linux does.

There is more than one road that leads to Rome...


Cheers, Michiel

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