Subj : Connection Tests
To : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Rob Swindell
Date : Wed Apr 05 2023 10:08 am
Re: Connection Tests
By: Michiel van der Vlist to Rob Swindell on Wed Apr 05 2023 11:52 am
> Hello Rob,
>
> On Tuesday April 04 2023 15:18, you wrote to me:
>
> >> netsh int ipv6 add address Internet 2600:6c88:8c40:5b:f1do:1:103:705
> And your binkp server answers on that address:
> + 09:37 [3496] outgoing session with 2600:6c88:8c40:5b:f1d0:1:103:705:24554
> So all you have to do to earn your 'f' in the list is update the DNS for the
> mew IPv6 address.
It probably makes more sense to just create a new hostname for fido traffic and have that point to that IPv6 address. Is this just a vanity address or does it have some functional puporse?
> Binkd has the possibility to specify the address to use for outgoing calls.
> It overrides the OS preference.
>
> bindaddr 2600:6c88:8c40:5b:f1do:1:103:705
>
> I don't know about BinkIT.
Maybe. Outbound IPv6 interface control isn't very strong in Synchronet right now.
>> For incoming you should create a pinhole for port 24554 and maybe
> >> port 23.
>
> RS> With the DMZ set, no pin-holes needed.
>
> I am still a bit puzzled about your setup. Do you have /any/ barrier between
> the big bad InterNet and your Fido Machine?
Just the Windows firewall.
--
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