Subj : What sense is a tunnel? (was: '-Unpublished-' with speed > 300)
To : Dan Clough
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Sun Nov 09 2025 09:58 pm
Hello Dan,
On Sunday November 09 2025 09:54, you wrote to me:
MvV>> I am not familiar with IPFire but as someone else poited out
MvV>> that also should support it. You may have to upgrade to a more
MvV>> recent version.
DC> It is well updated and I've now confirmed that it does NOT support
DC> IPv6. Seems strange from an open-source project, but.... is true.
DC> :-\
Odd indeed. So maybe it is created and maintained by IPv6 antagonists. They DO exist you know. ;-) Actually I thought you were one of them until about a week ago. ;-)
MvV>> PFsense supports IPv6.
DC> Yes, but I'm not keen on having to learn and deal with FreeBSD.
DC> Probably won't go that route.
OK...
DC>> I also know about things like OpenWRT, but I believe that runs on
DC>> an actual commercial router appliance,
MvV>> OpenWRT supports IPv6. I have been running it for a couple of
MvV>> years on a Linksys WRTsomething with a he.net tunnel.
DC> Yes, and I have an (OLD) WRT54G around, but it's likely too old/slow
DC> to meet the need.
Sure. The one I used actually was a WRT54G. But that was in 2011, fourteen years ago and even then it was on the edge. It was command line only, no room for a GUI, not enough resources.
DC> I want to run whatever firewall I'm going to use on a mini-PC as I
DC> currently am. The reason for that is that the cable modem, router,
DC> and main switch are located in a corner room of my house (the
DC> "man-cave"). I do not need WiFi in this room as it has plenty of
DC> wired outlets. I have two Access Points in other parts of the house
DC> (attached to the router via POE ethernet cables). So I don't want to
DC> buy/use an expensive "Wifi Router" (the kind with 6-8 antennae on it),
DC> just to disable the wifi functions because I don't need/want them in
DC> the "computer room". Not sure if all that makes sense, but the bottom
DC> line is that I want to continue using the mini-PC with a dedicated
DC> "router distro" on it. Will be checking to see if OpenWRT runs on a
DC> PC or needs a commercial "router appliance".
Maybe you should reconsider. Low cost routers with just the basics are available these days. For the connection to my fiber glass provider I use a small low cost router from Mikrotik. No Wifi, no nonsense. Cheap and simple, but powerfull nonetheless. And of course full IPv6 support. IIRC I paid EUR 60 for it. It does not take much energy either. 10 Watts or zo. And no noise. IMNSHO much preferable over a small PC serving as a router.
MvV>> *1) DISCLAIMER. It is my understanding that when using a
MvV>> privately owned cable modem in the US, the firmware for the
MvV>> modem comes from the provider not from the manufacture, so there
MvV>> may be some snakes in the grass. Correct me if I am wrong.
DC> I'm not sure about that either. If so, it would seem that they (Cox
DC> Cable ISP) could enable my IPv6 abilities from their end if it's
DC> currently turned off. I'll be asking them about that eventually.
