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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