Re: IETF IPv6 platform configuration

2006-06-12 Thread Sam Hartman
> "secIETF" == IETF Secretariat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
secIETF> *  Only HTTP, SMTP, FTP, and DNS traffic are permitted through an 
IPv6 
secIETF> Native firewall (pings, traceroutes etc. are dropped)  


Please make sure that ICMP messages needed for path MTU discovery are
not filtered.

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Re: IETF IPv6 platform configuration

2006-06-12 Thread Kevin Loch

Sam Hartman wrote:

"secIETF" == IETF Secretariat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
secIETF> *	Only HTTP, SMTP, FTP, and DNS traffic are permitted through an IPv6 
secIETF> Native firewall (pings, traceroutes etc. are dropped)  



Please make sure that ICMP messages needed for path MTU discovery are
not filtered.


Is there a compelling reason to filter ICMP at all?

- Kevin

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Re: IETF IPv6 platform configuration

2006-06-12 Thread Pekka Savola

On Mon, 12 Jun 2006, Kevin Loch wrote:

Sam Hartman wrote:

"secIETF" == IETF Secretariat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
secIETF> *	Only HTTP, SMTP, FTP, and DNS traffic are permitted 
through an IPv6 secIETF> Native firewall (pings, traceroutes 
etc. are dropped) 


Please make sure that ICMP messages needed for path MTU discovery are
not filtered.


Is there a compelling reason to filter ICMP at all?


IMHO, this is a valid question.

There also happens to be a document, 
draft-ietf-v6ops-icmpv6-filtering-recs-00.txt that discusses this very 
issue.  It might be interesting to have folks read that and provide 
feedback to v6ops list (v6ops@ops.ietf.org) if they think there's 
something amiss with it.


The document just passed WG LC.

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Re: IETF IPv6 platform configuration

2006-06-12 Thread Elwyn Davies



Kevin Loch wrote:

Sam Hartman wrote:

"secIETF" == IETF Secretariat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
secIETF> *Only HTTP, SMTP, FTP, and DNS traffic are permitted 
through an IPv6 secIETF> Native firewall (pings, 
traceroutes etc. are dropped) 


Please make sure that ICMP messages needed for path MTU discovery are
not filtered.


Is there a compelling reason to filter ICMP at all?

- Kevin
This is not a trivial problem.  There is a draft in progress which 
recommends what the v6ops wg believes ought to happen.
See 
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-v6ops-icmpv6-filtering-recs-00.txt
This does include making sure Packet Too Big errors are not dropped so 
that PMTU works,


This is just about to very slightly updated but it is essentially finished.

It would be good if we ate our own dogfood in this case (and we can also 
test whether the draft has the answers right!)


Regards,
Elwyn




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Re: IETF IPv6 platform configuration

2006-06-14 Thread Mark Andrews

> * Only HTTP, SMTP, FTP, and DNS traffic are permitted through an IPv6 
> Native firewall (pings, traceroutes etc. are dropped)  

Why?  Shouldn't we be prompting good firewall practices?

Droping ICMP was a knee jerk reaction to ICMP echo to
directed broadcast addresses.  Modern routers can be
configured to drop directed broadcast packets.  The need
to block ICMP has long gone.  All it does is make debugging
the network harder.

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Re: IETF IPv6 platform configuration

2006-06-15 Thread Iljitsch van Beijnum

On 15-jun-2006, at 1:51, Mark Andrews wrote:




*   Only HTTP, SMTP, FTP, and DNS traffic are permitted through an IPv6
Native firewall (pings, traceroutes etc. are dropped)



Why?  Shouldn't we be prompting good firewall practices?



Droping ICMP was a knee jerk reaction to ICMP echo to
directed broadcast addresses.  Modern routers can be
configured to drop directed broadcast packets.


And all of this doesn't even apply to IPv6, it doesn't even support  
broadcasts in general or anything resembling directed broadcast. ICMP  
replies are also supposed to be rate limited in IPv6.


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Re: IETF IPv6 platform configuration

2006-06-15 Thread Joe Touch


Iljitsch van Beijnum wrote:
> On 15-jun-2006, at 1:51, Mark Andrews wrote:
> 
>>
>>> *Only HTTP, SMTP, FTP, and DNS traffic are permitted through an IPv6
>>> Native firewall (pings, traceroutes etc. are dropped)
> 
>> Why?  Shouldn't we be prompting good firewall practices?
> 
>> Droping ICMP was a knee jerk reaction to ICMP echo to
>> directed broadcast addresses.  Modern routers can be
>> configured to drop directed broadcast packets.
> 
> And all of this doesn't even apply to IPv6, it doesn't even support
> broadcasts in general or anything resembling directed broadcast. ICMP
> replies are also supposed to be rate limited in IPv6.

IPv4 too. There are other reasons to drop them at firewalls (net
mapping, protecting other protocols), but I agree we ought to be an
example of the best the Internet can provide, not the most paranoid.

Joe



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Re: IETF IPv6 platform configuration

2006-06-16 Thread IETF Secretariat
All,

Thank you for your feedback and request.  By default, our practice is to
disable these functions until there is a justified need/request.  We
have enabled ICMP echo, ICMP traceroute, and UDP traceroute.

Once again, we encourage and look forward to your responses and
requests.

The IETF Secretariat.

   

   > 
   > -Original Message-
   > From: Joe Touch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
   > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 11:56 AM
   > To: Iljitsch van Beijnum
   > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mark Andrews; ietf@ietf.org
   > Subject: Re: IETF IPv6 platform configuration
   > 
   > 
   > 
   > Iljitsch van Beijnum wrote:
   > > On 15-jun-2006, at 1:51, Mark Andrews wrote:
   > > 
   > >>
   > >>> *Only HTTP, SMTP, FTP, and DNS traffic are permitted 
   > through an IPv6
   > >>> Native firewall (pings, traceroutes etc. are dropped)
   > > 
   > >> Why?  Shouldn't we be prompting good firewall practices?
   > > 
   > >> Droping ICMP was a knee jerk reaction to ICMP echo to
   > >> directed broadcast addresses.  Modern routers can be
   > >> configured to drop directed broadcast packets.
   > > 
   > > And all of this doesn't even apply to IPv6, it doesn't even support
   > > broadcasts in general or anything resembling directed 
   > broadcast. ICMP
   > > replies are also supposed to be rate limited in IPv6.
   > 
   > IPv4 too. There are other reasons to drop them at firewalls (net
   > mapping, protecting other protocols), but I agree we ought to be an
   > example of the best the Internet can provide, not the most paranoid.
   > 
   > Joe
   > 
   > 

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Re: IETF IPv6 platform configuration

2006-07-05 Thread Ken Raeburn

On Jun 11, 2006, at 20:00, IETF Secretariat wrote:

All,
As you’re all aware, on 06/06/06 NSS successfully launched IPv6  
services for

IETF Web, Mail, and FTP.


Has anyone had FTP work for them when not in "passive" mode since  
this configuration change was made?


My site's got a clunky old ftp-based mirror script in use which at  
first glance doesn't seem to know anything about passive mode, and it  
hasn't fetched any new RFCs since a month ago.  Running ftp directly  
(over ipv4, from a couple of machines, one of which has no ipv6  
configuration and no recent software changes) doesn't work either,  
commands like LIST get back "failed to establish connection"  
immediately.


I'm probably going to throw away the mirror script anyway and switch  
to rsync, but I'm still curious to know whether this is some weird  
problem with our configuration (maybe a surprise related to the ipv6  
changes?), or an intentional (but unannounced?) or unintentional  
configuration change in ftp support at the server side


Ken
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Re: IETF IPv6 platform configuration

2006-07-05 Thread Tom.Petch
FTP over IPv4 stopped working for me about four weeks ago.  Like you, I get
'failed to establish connection'
immediately.  I flagged it as a problem and have had no response.  I can access
shadow sites ok

Tom Petch

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To: "ietf Mailing List" 
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: IETF IPv6 platform configuration


On Jun 11, 2006, at 20:00, IETF Secretariat wrote:
> All,
> As you’re all aware, on 06/06/06 NSS successfully launched IPv6
> services for
> IETF Web, Mail, and FTP.

Has anyone had FTP work for them when not in "passive" mode since
this configuration change was made?

My site's got a clunky old ftp-based mirror script in use which at
first glance doesn't seem to know anything about passive mode, and it
hasn't fetched any new RFCs since a month ago.  Running ftp directly
(over ipv4, from a couple of machines, one of which has no ipv6
configuration and no recent software changes) doesn't work either,
commands like LIST get back "failed to establish connection"
immediately.

I'm probably going to throw away the mirror script anyway and switch
to rsync, but I'm still curious to know whether this is some weird
problem with our configuration (maybe a surprise related to the ipv6
changes?), or an intentional (but unannounced?) or unintentional
configuration change in ftp support at the server side

Ken
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RE: IETF IPv6 platform configuration

2006-07-05 Thread Hallam-Baker, Phillip
If memory serves me right there is a subway terminal built into the foundation 
of the Delta International. Where the other end of the subway goes is another 
matter. 

> -Original Message-
> From: Ken Raeburn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 9:55 AM
> To: ietf Mailing List
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: IETF IPv6 platform configuration 
> 
> On Jun 11, 2006, at 20:00, IETF Secretariat wrote:
> > All,
> > As you’re all aware, on 06/06/06 NSS successfully launched IPv6 
> > services for IETF Web, Mail, and FTP.
> 
> Has anyone had FTP work for them when not in "passive" mode 
> since this configuration change was made?
> 
> My site's got a clunky old ftp-based mirror script in use 
> which at first glance doesn't seem to know anything about 
> passive mode, and it hasn't fetched any new RFCs since a 
> month ago.  Running ftp directly (over ipv4, from a couple of 
> machines, one of which has no ipv6 configuration and no 
> recent software changes) doesn't work either, commands like 
> LIST get back "failed to establish connection"  
> immediately.
> 
> I'm probably going to throw away the mirror script anyway and 
> switch to rsync, but I'm still curious to know whether this 
> is some weird problem with our configuration (maybe a 
> surprise related to the ipv6 changes?), or an intentional 
> (but unannounced?) or unintentional configuration change in 
> ftp support at the server side
> 
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RE: IETF IPv6 platform configuration

2006-07-05 Thread Hallam-Baker, Phillip
Agh, replied to the wrong message there in case it was not obvious.

I was not suggesting using the subway in the hotel as an IPv6 platform. 

> -Original Message-
> From: Hallam-Baker, Phillip 
> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 3:52 PM
> To: 'Ken Raeburn'; ietf Mailing List
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: IETF IPv6 platform configuration 
> 
> If memory serves me right there is a subway terminal built 
> into the foundation of the Delta International. Where the 
> other end of the subway goes is another matter. 
> 
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Ken Raeburn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 9:55 AM
> > To: ietf Mailing List
> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: IETF IPv6 platform configuration
> > 
> > On Jun 11, 2006, at 20:00, IETF Secretariat wrote:
> > > All,
> > > As you’re all aware, on 06/06/06 NSS successfully launched IPv6 
> > > services for IETF Web, Mail, and FTP.
> > 
> > Has anyone had FTP work for them when not in "passive" mode 
> since this 
> > configuration change was made?
> > 
> > My site's got a clunky old ftp-based mirror script in use which at 
> > first glance doesn't seem to know anything about passive 
> mode, and it 
> > hasn't fetched any new RFCs since a month ago.  Running ftp 
> directly 
> > (over ipv4, from a couple of machines, one of which has no ipv6 
> > configuration and no recent software changes) doesn't work either, 
> > commands like LIST get back "failed to establish connection"
> > immediately.
> > 
> > I'm probably going to throw away the mirror script anyway 
> and switch 
> > to rsync, but I'm still curious to know whether this is some weird 
> > problem with our configuration (maybe a surprise related to 
> the ipv6 
> > changes?), or an intentional (but unannounced?) or unintentional 
> > configuration change in ftp support at the server side
> > 
> > Ken
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RE: IETF IPv6 platform configuration

2006-07-05 Thread Jeffrey Hutzelman



On Wednesday, July 05, 2006 12:53:59 PM -0700 "Hallam-Baker, Phillip" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:



Agh, replied to the wrong message there in case it was not obvious.

I was not suggesting using the subway in the hotel as an IPv6 platform.


-Original Message-
From: Hallam-Baker, Phillip
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 3:52 PM
To: 'Ken Raeburn'; ietf Mailing List
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: IETF IPv6 platform configuration

If memory serves me right there is a subway terminal built
into the foundation of the Delta International. Where the
other end of the subway goes is another matter.


I recently looked into the subway situation in Montreal.  The Palais des 
Congress, the Delta, and the main rail station are consecutive subway stops 
on the same line.  They all also appear to be connected by underground 
tunnels; in fact, it's unclear to me whether using the subway would 
actually be shorter or faster than walking.


IIRC, there is a bus terminal across the street from the rail station.  I 
have no idea if this is the "right" terminal for people coming in from the 
airport.  Myself, I plan to arrive by rail.


-- Jeff

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Re: IETF IPv6 platform configuration

2006-07-06 Thread Bill Fenner

My recent experiences with ftp.ietf.org:

EPSV doesn't work - it gives a port which it then isn't listening on
(or, more likely since we get no response at all, a firewall blocks
connections to):

ftp> ls
---> EPSV
229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||42065|)
ftp: connect for data channel: Operation timed out

[simultaneously in another window]
compost% telnet ftp.ietf.org 42065
Trying 156.154.16.149...
telnet: connect to address 156.154.16.149: Operation timed out

EPRT for IPv4 doesn't work - it returns an error "Bad EPRT protocol."

---> EPRT |1|192.20.225.40|56318|
500 Bad EPRT protocol.

Apparently, the FTP server doesn't want to allow EPRT with IPv4.
("1" is IPv4).  It's not using the 522 "I don't support that protocol"
error code, but is also saying that it doesn't support that
protocol.

PORT doesn't work - it returns an immediate error "Failed to establish
connection".

---> PORT 192,20,225,40,219,254
200 PORT command successful. Consider using PASV.
---> LIST
425 Failed to establish connection.

tcpdump shows that it didn't send any packets trying to establish
a connection to 192.20.225.40 and the 425 error comes too
quickly to have tried.

It looks like 3 out of 4 data channel establishment mechanisms
are broken with this FTP server software and configuration for
IPv4.  I didn't test with IPv6.

  Bill

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RE: IETF IPv6 platform configuration

2006-07-06 Thread Lindberg, Jon
We are looking into this and will post a response as soon as we have
some more information.  As always, thanks for the notification!!

Jon Lindberg
NSS

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From: Bill Fenner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 10:46 AM
To: Ken Raeburn
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; ietf Mailing List
Subject: Re: IETF IPv6 platform configuration


My recent experiences with ftp.ietf.org:

EPSV doesn't work - it gives a port which it then isn't listening on
(or, more likely since we get no response at all, a firewall blocks
connections to):

ftp> ls
---> EPSV
229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||42065|)
ftp: connect for data channel: Operation timed out

[simultaneously in another window]
compost% telnet ftp.ietf.org 42065
Trying 156.154.16.149...
telnet: connect to address 156.154.16.149: Operation timed out

EPRT for IPv4 doesn't work - it returns an error "Bad EPRT protocol."

---> EPRT |1|192.20.225.40|56318|
500 Bad EPRT protocol.

Apparently, the FTP server doesn't want to allow EPRT with IPv4.
("1" is IPv4).  It's not using the 522 "I don't support that protocol"
error code, but is also saying that it doesn't support that
protocol.

PORT doesn't work - it returns an immediate error "Failed to establish
connection".

---> PORT 192,20,225,40,219,254
200 PORT command successful. Consider using PASV.
---> LIST
425 Failed to establish connection.

tcpdump shows that it didn't send any packets trying to establish
a connection to 192.20.225.40 and the 425 error comes too
quickly to have tried.

It looks like 3 out of 4 data channel establishment mechanisms
are broken with this FTP server software and configuration for
IPv4.  I didn't test with IPv6.

  Bill


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Re: IETF IPv6 platform configuration

2006-07-06 Thread Jeffrey Hutzelman



On Thursday, July 06, 2006 10:45:52 AM -0400 Bill Fenner 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:



It looks like 3 out of 4 data channel establishment mechanisms
are broken with this FTP server software and configuration for
IPv4.  I didn't test with IPv6.


I did, inadvertently.  PASV worked, as did at least one of PORT and EPSV. 
I didn't try EPRT.  My guess is that there's some _thing_ in the IPv4 path 
that is breaking things because it doesn't like PORT and doesn't support 
the extended modes, either because it's too old or too broken.


This is one of the reasons for both the layered network model and the 
end-to-end principle -- avoiding the need for devices in the middle of the 
network to understand application protocols not only makes it easier to 
deploy new applications, but also reduces the chances that some device you 
have no control over will break the applications you already have.


-- Jeffrey T. Hutzelman (N3NHS) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  Sr. Research Systems Programmer
  School of Computer Science - Research Computing Facility
  Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, PA


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Re: IETF IPv6 platform configuration

2006-07-06 Thread Bill Fenner

Just for completeness, I configured 6to4 to get IPv6 working.
Both EPSV and EPRT work with IPv6.

ftp> ls
---> EPSV
229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||10283|)
---> LIST
150 Here comes the directory listing.
drwxrwxr-x  265 6060 48   8192 May 05 15:12 
concluded-wg-ietf-mail-archive
..

and

ftp> ls
---> EPRT |2|2002:c014:e128::1|56420|
200 EPRT command successful. Consider using EPSV.
---> LIST
150 Here comes the directory listing.
drwxrwxr-x  265 6060 48   8192 May 05 15:12 
concluded-wg-ietf-mail-archive
..


  Bill

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