[tor-bugs] #24264 [Core Tor/Tor]: Enable IPv6 reachability testing for the Bridge Authority

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#24264: Enable IPv6 reachability testing for the Bridge Authority
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 Reporter:  isis                       |          Owner:  isis
     Type:  task                       |         Status:  reopened
 Priority:  High                       |      Milestone:
Component:  Core Tor/Tor               |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                     |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  dirauth, bridgeauth, ipv6  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                             |         Points:  .2
 Reviewer:                             |        Sponsor:  SponsorM
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Comment (by teor):

 Replying to [comment:5 isis]:
 > Alright… please forgive the awful screenshots, there's not really a way
 to copy terminal output from the machine I use to access it.
 >
 > It looks like it's dropping IPv6 connections because of a missing route:
 >
 > [[Image(https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/raw-
 attachment/ticket/24264/Screenshot_2017-12-06_06-05-35.png)]]
 >
 > Here's the current routes:
 >
 > [[Image(https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/raw-
 attachment/ticket/24264/Screenshot_2017-12-06_06-06-22.png)]]
 >
 > From what I understand of IPv6, it doesn't seem like there's anything
 missing? Am I missing something obvious?

 There is no default route through eth0.
 This probably means you need to tell your machine that eth0 has IPv6.
 I can't remember how I did it on mine, it was about 15 months ago!

 > Should I just disable `AuthDirHasIPv6Connectivity` for now?

 This might be a good idea until you can `ping6 ipv6.google.com` (for
 example).

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