I was wondering, would it be possible to run ipv6 on my local LAN? Could I run a mixed environment? That is to say have ipv6 on the LAN and have ipv6 and ipv4 on the firewall/gateway? Would ipv6 on the LAN provide the ability to further enhance security on my LAN PCs?
Thanks,
Brian Densmore
On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 13:10:02 -0600 "Brian Densmore" [email protected] wrote:
I was wondering, would it be possible to run ipv6 on my local LAN? Could I run a mixed environment? That is to say have ipv6 on the LAN and have ipv6 and ipv4 on the firewall/gateway? Would ipv6 on the LAN provide the ability to further enhance security on my LAN PCs?
There is very little reason, from a security perspective to move to IPv6 on a local lan.
--------------------------------- Frank Wiles [email protected] http://www.wiles.org ---------------------------------
how about IPX? or DECnet? And how about on a VPN?
On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 13:58:36 -0600, Frank Wiles [email protected] wrote:
On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 13:10:02 -0600 "Brian Densmore" [email protected] wrote:
Would [something other that ip4] on the LAN provide the ability to further enhance security on my LAN PCs?
There is very little reason, from a security perspective to move to IPv6 on a local lan.
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On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:13:53 -0600 David Nicol [email protected] wrote:
how about IPX? or DECnet? And how about on a VPN?
Ok I'm confused. How does IPv6 pertain to these? And no offense, who still uses IPX and DECnet?
--------------------------------- Frank Wiles [email protected] http://www.wiles.org ---------------------------------
IPX and DECnet are both available to compile into the linux kernel, I'm not certain how one would set things up to switch all your apps to using tcp/ipx and so on.
the security goal on your lan is to frustrate someone who gains access to your wire. By using a non-standard transport layer (is that the right layer?it's been years) one could raise the bar just another little bit.
I agree that it would be more trouble than worth.
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