Hi Tony!

17 Nov 2020 18:47, from Tony Langdon -> Tommi Koivula:

 TL> But from what I recall, IPv6 is even more dependent on properly
 TL> working ICMP than IPv4, so even if ping is blocked, other ICMP needs
 TL> to be allowed.

Indeed!
Especially IPv6 packet too big messages.
IPv4 would fragment on the way.
That is not possible in IPv6 where fragmentation is only allowed on the ends of a connection.
It relies on the ICMP packet too big arriving at the sender, so he can resend.

CU, Ricsi

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