Subj : Connection Tests
To   : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Rob Swindell
Date : Wed Apr 05 2023 10:08 am

  Re: Connection Tests
  By: Michiel van der Vlist to Rob Swindell on Wed Apr 05 2023 11:52 am

 > Hello Rob,
 >
 > On Tuesday April 04 2023 15:18, you wrote to me:
 >
 >  >> netsh int ipv6 add address Internet 2600:6c88:8c40:5b:f1do:1:103:705

 > And your binkp server answers on that address:

 > + 09:37 [3496] outgoing session with 2600:6c88:8c40:5b:f1d0:1:103:705:24554

 > So all you have to do to earn your 'f' in the list is update the DNS for the
 > mew IPv6 address.

It probably makes more sense to just create a new hostname for fido traffic and 
have that point to that IPv6 address. Is this just a vanity address or does it 
have some functional puporse?

 > Binkd has the possibility to specify the address to use for outgoing calls.
 > It overrides the OS preference.
 >
 >   bindaddr 2600:6c88:8c40:5b:f1do:1:103:705
 >
 > I don't know about BinkIT.

Maybe. Outbound IPv6 interface control isn't very strong in Synchronet right 
now.

 >> For incoming you should create a pinhole for port 24554 and maybe
 >  >> port 23.
 >
 >  RS> With the DMZ set, no pin-holes needed.
 >
 > I am still a bit puzzled about your setup. Do you have /any/ barrier between
 > the big bad InterNet and your Fido Machine?

Just the Windows firewall.
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