ipv6 firewall?

[Derek Broughton]

Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:

> In <dbfe76710906101532g657e2c13h5015857dfc18255e at mail.gmail.com>, Tony
> Asnicar wrote:
>>I mean if I do a
>>ip6tables -L
>>all policies are ACCEPT
>>thanks
> 
> As far as I know, this is also the default for IPv4 (iptables) on Debian.
> If Ubuntu configures configures IPv4 differently by default, then that
> fact might be an Ubuntu issue, but not a Debian one.
> 
> If that is the case, there is no need to continue sending messages to
> debian-user.

It's the default in Ubuntu, too.  You don't need a firewall if you don't 
open ports to the Internet.  If you open ports to the Internet, you should 
know what you're doing.
-- 
derek