Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 15:15:30 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 15:15:30 -0400 Received: from caramon.arm.linux.org.uk ([212.18.232.186]:18187 "EHLO caramon.arm.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 15:15:30 -0400 Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 20:19:37 +0100 From: Russell King To: Bernd Eckenfels Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.4 and full ipv6 - will it happen? Message-ID: <20020822201937.G9153@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> References:

Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: ; from ecki-news2002-08@lina.inka.de on Thu, Aug 22, 2002 at 08:26:49PM +0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 930 Lines: 20 On Thu, Aug 22, 2002 at 08:26:49PM +0200, Bernd Eckenfels wrote: > v6 isnt more secure than v4, and i suspect ipsec is more widely used in v4 > than in v6, and i doubt it will ever be used on default. Remember also that our v6 firewall infrastructure isn't as advanced as its v4 counterpart. v6 connection tracking? sorry, we don't have that. IMHO v6 firewalling code is currently where the 2.2 kernels are. (Disclaimer: I'm not going to get into a discussion about the advantages / disadvantages of connection tracking wrt security.) -- Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/