Help with IPv6

[d1nonly99]

So I'm pretty new with IPv6. My ISP doesn't handle it currently so I am using gogoClient on windows 7. I am trying to set up newszilla6.xs4all.nl and weathergirl-ipv6.tele2.net but with no success. I set up these servers and when I test i get the failed to connect timed out error. When I ping these two addresses I am successful. However when I try to telnet to them on port 119 I am unable to connect. I am on IPv6 and gogoClient seems to be working, so what could be the problem? All the help would be greatly appreciated!

[sander]

It might be gogo is blocking News / Usenet traffic (to avoid too high load).

First some basic IPv6 tests:

What does http://test-ipv6.com/ say about your IPv6 address?
Can you reach http://ipv6.google.com/ ?

And what do you get with a "telnet www.appelboor.com 119"? Warning: I'm not sure about the result you should get, but let's test it now.

[sander]

PS:

Windows 7 ... before installing gogoClient, did you visit test-ipv6.com? Reason: Windows 7 (like Vista) has built-in IPv6 based on Teredo (aka Miredo)... Less reliable, but maybe it doesn't block News / Usenet?

[d1nonly99]

It might be gogo is blocking News / Usenet traffic (to avoid too high load).

First some basic IPv6 tests:

What does http://test-ipv6.com/ say about your IPv6 address?
Can you reach http://ipv6.google.com/ ?

And what do you get with a "telnet http://www.appelboor.com 119"? Warning: I'm not sure about the result you should get, but let's test it now.

So i now have Hurricane Electric tunnel set up instead of gogoClient but same issue... i can ping the addresses but can't telnet and no sabnzb connection. When I go to http://test-ipv6.com/ I get 10/10. "Your IPv6 service appears to be: freenet6
Since you have IPv6, we are including a tab that shows how well you can reach other IPv6 sites"

Can also access http://ipv6.google.com/, however can't telnet http://www.appelboor.com 119. Says can't open connection to host on port 119. connection failed.... not sure what to do

[sander]

Strange.

Options:
- firewall on your Windows
- also this provider HE is blocking usenet / news
- testing method not correct
- something else

So next test:

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$ telnet shell.xs4all.nl 22
Trying 2001:888:0:1::888...
Connected to shell.xs4all.nl.
Escape character is '^]'.
SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_5.5p1 Debian-6+squeeze2
quit
Protocol mismatch.
Connection closed by foreign host.
sander@toverdoos:~$

What do you get?

If you don't get a connection, we need to test the test method:

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telnet ipv6.google.com 80

... what is the output?

[d1nonly99]

Strange.

Options:
- firewall on your Windows
- also this provider HE is blocking usenet / news
- testing method not correct
- something else

So next test:

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$ telnet shell.xs4all.nl 22
Trying 2001:888:0:1::888...
Connected to shell.xs4all.nl.
Escape character is '^]'.
SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_5.5p1 Debian-6+squeeze2
quit
Protocol mismatch.
Connection closed by foreign host.
sander@toverdoos:~$

What do you get?

If you don't get a connection, we need to test the test method:

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telnet ipv6.google.com 80

... what is the output?

those two work. i am able to connect to both

[sander]

And the shell.xs4all.nl: is it via IPv6, or IPv4?

and "telnet www.appelboor.com 119" ... what does that give? A connection, or not?

[d1nonly99]

And the shell.xs4all.nl: is it via IPv6, or IPv4?

and "telnet http://www.appelboor.com 119" ... what does that give? A connection, or not?

telnet www.appelboor.com 119 does not work. it times out.

shell.xs4all.nl how do i tell. i think its IPv6

[sander]

I don't know how to do that on Windows.

Here's an IPv6-only, non-HTTP system

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telnet nethack.proles.net

do you get a connection?

[d1nonly99]

I don't know how to do that on Windows.

Here's an IPv6-only, non-HTTP system

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telnet nethack.proles.net

do you get a connection?

it looks like it connects. its just blank tho, but dont get time out

[sander]

Blank? I get this

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  ## IPv6 Nethack! - 2a00:1018:801:1000::4d3f:a9c8
  ##
  ## dgamelaunch 1.5.1 - network console game launcher
  ## Copyright (c) 2000-2009 The Dgamelaunch Team
  ## See http://nethack.wikia.com/wiki/dgamelaunch for more info
  ##
  ## Games on this server are recorded for in-progress viewing and playback!

  Not logged in.

  l) Login
  r) Register new user
  w) Watch games in progress
  q) Quit



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So can you try again? You're using the (installable) telnet client of Windows 7 itself?

[d1nonly99]

im just using my command prompt to telnet

k i use the telnet one and it works...

Blank? I get this

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  ## IPv6 Nethack! - 2a00:1018:801:1000::4d3f:a9c8
  ##
  ## dgamelaunch 1.5.1 - network console game launcher
  ## Copyright (c) 2000-2009 The Dgamelaunch Team
  ## See http://nethack.wikia.com/wiki/dgamelaunch for more info
  ##
  ## Games on this server are recorded for in-progress viewing and playback!

  Not logged in.

  l) Login
  r) Register new user
  w) Watch games in progress
  q) Quit



  =>

So can you try again? You're using the (installable) telnet client of Windows 7 itself?

[sander]

So you can telnet-connect to that IPv6-only host? To be 100% sure we're in sync: what do you see what you click on "w" in the opening screen?

[d1nonly99]

So you can telnet-connect to that IPv6-only host? To be 100% sure we're in sync: what do you see what you click on "w" in the opening screen?

sorry no games available for viewing

[sander]

OK, we're in sync! :-)

So you have IPv6, it works over port 80 and over port 23 (telnet).
It does not work over port 119. Or, at least, not trying to connect to newszilla6.

Can you reach newszilla.xs4all.nl (no 6, so plain ipv4) via news / usenet / 119 ? Just to check port 119 is blocked by your firewall or ISP ...