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   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.   
      
   Sure, ask them.   
      
    DC> We'll see how this all plays out...  :-)   
      
   We stay tuned...   
      
      
   Cheers, Michiel   
      
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