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Really? I changed ISPs the other day. Got my new modem/router. You know what I did in terms of firewalls? Nothing. You know what I have? A firewall that blocks all unknown incoming connections. Does it work? Yes. Did I even have to do anything besides plug in the box? No.

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Happy you.

All the 3 ISPs I dealt with in Hungary in the last 10 years provided 0 firewall capability for IPv6 in their integrated router/modem.

Once you start assigning the addresses, every compatible IoT gadget you have is reachable from the public web.

In this state, IPv6 is a pure security stepback for average residential users with 0 upside.

I can't take any comment seriously who is speaking of configuring a stateful firewall in a residential environment.

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