[140811] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Yahoo and IPv6
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matthew Kaufman)
Thu May 19 19:22:13 2011
Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 16:21:28 -0700
From: Matthew Kaufman <matthew@matthew.at>
To: Arie Vayner <ariev@vayner.net>
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTimrcQ3i85XaVK4T_BstXosMNJf9-A@mail.gmail.com>
Cc: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Reply-To: matthew@matthew.at
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On 5/9/2011 8:16 AM, Arie Vayner wrote:
> What disturbs me is the piece saying "We recommend disabling
> IPv6<http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=ArHGqIAYvt_4fpp3N3vLzmNRJ3tG/SIG=11vv8jc1f/**http%3A//help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/ipv6/general/ipv6-09.html>
> ", with a very easy link...
And I was just sent this link from our very own NSA:
http://www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/factsheets/macosx_10_6_hardeningtips.pdf
Disable IPv6 and AirPort when Not Needed
Open the Network pane in System Preferences. For every
network interface listed:
• If it is an AirPort interface but AirPort is not required,
click "Turn AirPort off."
• Click "Advanced." Click on the TCP/IP tab and set
"Configure IPv6:" to "Off" if not needed. If it is an
AirPort interface, click on the AirPort tab and enable
"Disconnect when logging out."
Matthew Kaufman
