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The TL;DR of "what a tunnel broker is" is not something that I'm totally qualified to explain, but how I approach it is: A tunnel broker is like VPN/proxy that
by lelandbatey 13y ago
The TL;DR of "what a tunnel broker is" is not something that I'm totally qualified to explain, but how I approach it is:
A tunnel broker is like VPN/proxy that allows you to connect to the IPv6 web over IPv4.
It adds latency to my connection (because all my IPv6 data goes from me, over IPv4 to the tunnel broker who then routes my data the rest of the way to where it's going), but for me it's worth it.
In terms of security, my machines are run largely the same as any server: locked down, except when for the things I need. It helps that I only do this for *nix devices as well.
- hrrsn 13y agoI do a similar thing, work ISP provides native IPv6, home ISP doesn't but I'm using a tunnel broker with my router. It has a nice IPv6 firewall built in that lets me manually allow ports through which is nice. It's fantastic having multiple computers at home listening on port 80. :)