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diff --git a/network/wsdd2/README.allowip6 b/network/wsdd2/README.allowip6 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..85009e9325627 --- /dev/null +++ b/network/wsdd2/README.allowip6 @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +It may be obvious, but its easy to forget; to access samba shares +using ip6 you need to allow ip6 addresses access to the server. If +you want to limit access to local ip6 addresses and you are using +the "hosts allow" option in smb.conf then add the following +address/masks to the end of any ip4 addresses you alread have listed + + fc00::/7 fe80::/64 ::1 + +this will allow link-local, unique-local, and local loop ip6 addresses + +Even if a machine has a public ip6 address, it will also have a +link-local one for ip6 sublayer operations of the Neighbor Discovery +Protocol as well as for some other protocols such as DHCPv6 + +if you are using a firewall, don't forget to allow access to port +5357 (tcp) and 3702 (udp) otherwise wsdd2 will not work. + |