On my debian 5.0 server, I setup some iptables rules like below:
ACCEPT tcp -- eee.fff.ggg.hhh aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd tcp dpt:80
DROP tcp -- 0.0.0.0/0 aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd tcp dpt:80
aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd is my server's ip address, and eee.fff.ggg.hhh is the other server which is the only one allowed to access the port. I noticed that there is inet6 addr setup on my server, and also netstat shows that apache2 is listening on tcp6 address:
tcp6 0 0 :::80 :::* LISTEN
Do I need seperate iptables rule for ipv6 address? If so, how can I do so? I know nothing about ipv6. Thanks! do I must do so? If I don't use ip6tables, will someone bypass the iptable rule and connect to my :80 port through ipv6 address?