Subj : Connection Tests
To : Victor Sudakov
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Sat Apr 15 2023 09:28 am
Hello Victor,
On Tuesday April 11 2023 09:47, you wrote to me:
MV>> In IPv6 avery device has a Unique Global Address, so one
MV>> can simply create pinholes in advance as needed for the address
MV>> in question.
VS> Only when you know the IPv6 address and port beforehand.
When runing servers you normally do...
VS> Usually an IPv6 address on the home LAN is dynamic (SLAAC),
No. SLAAC addresses are not dynamic. They are derived from the MAC address.
VS> and the port in peer-to-peer applications, VoIP applications etc is
VS> often dynamic too.
VOIP normally uses standard ports.
VS> The situation is different of course when you are hosting an IPv6
VS> web-server or something like that. It would have a fixed IPv6 address
VS> and port anyway, so there is no need for punch-holing the firewall.
