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HelpNetSecurity: Sending IPv6 Packets to Check Firewall Rules

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IP version 6 is available in most recent products such as
routers, firewalls and operating systems. Administrators and
security professionals are faced to new challenges when configuring
or checking an IPv6 implementation. They need IPv6 compatible
tools.

“Network testing requires two simple components: a tool to send
network packets, and a sniffer to intercept and display them. Most
sniffers already recognize IPv6 packets (Ethereal, tcpdump,
etc.)…”

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