-=> Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Tony Langdon <=-   
      
    MvV> The early routers often had no firewall for IPv6 at all, but those   
    MvV> should be history by now. Everything less tham five years old should   
    MvV> have a firewall that blocks all incoming IPv6 by default.   
      
   I haven't encountered any of those in the wild.  The routers I've had have   
   always blocked incoming IPv6 by default.   
      
    MvV> I have yet to come across a router with an IPv6 firewall that does not   
    MvV> have an option to selectively open ports for incoming. It may be a bit   
    MvV> hard to find though because indeed it often is maisnamed "port   
    MvV> forwarding" and sometimes combined with the IPv4 port forwarding and   
    MvV> sometimes it is in a completey different menu.   
      
   Yes, I think a bit of hunting around may be in order.   
      
    MvV> Andrew has native IPv6 from Comcast, just like Michael Pierce, so they   
    MvV> may have the same or a similar router. Andrew is the right one to   
    MvV> provide the helping hand...   
      
   Let's hope so. :)  I have a feeling that this one has a simple solution.   
      
    MvV> Mischael said he was connected to this echo, but I do not see him yet.   
    MvV> There may be broken links...   
      
   Hmm.   
      
      
   ... I am Procrastitron.  I will destroy you, eventually.   
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