pfSense Doesn’t Let You Specify ::/0
Can’t block all IPv6 IPs using pfSense rules
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In light of the fact that pfSense ipv6 blocking doesn’t work the way it used to and doesn’t seem to be working correctly…
I thought maybe in addition to just blocking the protocol I would block the actual IP addresses. I tried to add ::/0 but you can’t because there’s no 0 you can select from in the list:

I really just wish it worked the way it did on the 3100 and you could completely block IPv6 in light of all the ways IPv6 can be attacked.
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