On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 11:40:27AM -0400, Bill Shirley wrote: > The printer uses its fe80:: address to contact the DHCPv6 server which > is handing out 2001:470:?:?::/64 addresses. > > The DROP in the mangle table worked. > > I still would like to know why fe80:: traffic is neither forwarded nor sent > to the INPUT chain.
It is link local. It is not routable traffic. I am a bit surprised if it doesn't reach the input chain. Of course be aware that dhcp server bypasses a lot of the network stack because it uses raw packets. > Firmware update: I don't want to go this route. The printer is happy > with its IPv4 address. It doesn't have to speak IPv6. Does it have a setting on the printer to turn off IPv6 maybe? -- Len Sorensen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Shorewall-users mailing list Shorewall-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users
