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   Nick Boel to Dan Clough   
   What sense is a tunnel? (was: '-Unpublis   
   08 Nov 25 14:31:02   
   
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   TID: hpt/lnx 1.9 2024-03-02   
   Hey Dan!   
      
   On Sat, 08 Nov 2025 09:07:22 -0600, you wrote:   
      
    >> https://www.cox.com/residential/support/ip-version-6.html   
    >>   
    >> Get your money's worth! :)   
      
    > Yes, that page would seem to indicate that they *DO* offer IPv6.  I   
    > don't see any options/choices for that in the IPFire software   
    > (router)... and checking their documentation it doesn't seem to be   
    > mentioned.  Hmmm...  Now I'm actually interested in figuring this out.   
      
   Do it!   
      
    > Anybody know offhand if IPFire supports IPv6, and how to enable it?   
    > I've been using that for years, and am happy with it, and have a lot of   
    > filter rules and so on defined, so somewhat reluctant to switch to   
    > something else.   
      
   Since you say you've been using it for years, have you been updating it over   
   that time?   
      
    > Having said that, any recommendations for alternatives?  I know   
    > 'PFsense' is supposed to be good.  I also know about things like   
    > OpenWRT, but I believe that runs on an actual commercial router   
    > appliance, which might be an option but I'd prefer to run on a small PC.   
    > Thoughts and opinions welcome...  :-)   
      
   I imagine they would support it, and if they don't (being an open source   
   project) I would be extremely surprised. They seem to have been posting blogs   
   about they themselves using it since 2013 or even earlier:   
      
   https://www.ipfire.org/blog/infrastructure-2-ipv6-pushing-the-button   
      
   Regards,   
   Nick   
      
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