Internet Connection Firewall and Basic Firewall do not block Internet Protocol Version 6 traffic (306203)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP1
- Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
This article was previously published under Q306203 SYMPTOMS With Microsoft Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) installed
and Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) or Basic Firewall enabled, the firewall
filters Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) traffic, but the basic firewall and
the ICF do not block or filter IPv6 traffic.
Note ICF is available on Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows
Server 2003, Standard Edition and Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition.
Basic Firewall is a component of Routing and Remote Access that you can enable
for any public interface on a computer that is running Routing and Remote
Access and is a member of the Windows Server 2003 family. CAUSEICF in Windows XP and Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1), and
ICF and Basic Firewall in Windows Server 2003, filter IPv4 traffic only.
RESOLUTIONWindows XPTo resolve this problem, obtain and install the Advanced
Networking Pack for Windows XP.
For
additional information about the Advanced Networking Pack for Windows XP, click
the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base: 817778
Overview of the Advanced Networking Pack for Windows XP
WORKAROUNDTo work around this behavior, obtain firewall software that
can filter and block IPv6 traffic.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 2/25/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbenv kbnetwork kbprb KB306203 |
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