Re: netfilter - conntrack helper: nf_conntrack_proto_gre does not support IPv6.

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Ignatius Cheng <ignatius.cheng@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> For unknown reason, the conntrack protocol helper for GRE only
> supports IPv4 and does not support IPv6.  Since the generic helper
> code won't accept GRE anymore, I am getting "conntrack: generic helper
> won't handle protocol 47", even when the nf_conntrack_proto_gre module
> is loaded.  No conntrack entry is added for the IPv6 GRE, causing all
> the inbound packet to be rejected/dropped.

Ugh, indeed -- this is a bug, the generic tracker should allow GRE/IPv6.

> Is there a reason why IPv6 is not supported in nf_conntrack_proto_gre?

Noone needed it yet (or did not submit a patch).



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