Firewall requirements for coexisting with Teredo

Source: Microsoft Support

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This article discusses the Firewall application requirements necessary for Toredo to coexist with those firewalls on a Windows operating system-based computer.

In order for client firewalls to coexist with Teredo, the firewalls must follow the guidelines listed below.

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1. The client firewall must allow resolution of teredo.IPv6.microsoft.com.

2. The client firewall must exempt UDP IPv4 traffic to/ from remote UDP port 3544.

��������a. Port 3544 allows the client to communicate to the Teredo Server.

3. Client firewalls must support the following ICMPv6 error messages & discovery functions:

��������a. ICMPv6 Neighbor Solicitation / Neighbor Advertisement

����������������1. The codes for these are 135 and 136

��������b. ICMPv6 Echo Request/ Reply

����������������1. The codes for these are 128 and 129

��������c. Packet Too Big

����������������1. The code for this is 2

��������d. Parameter Problem

����������������1. The code for this �is 4

��������e. Time Exceeded

����������������1. The codes for this is 3

��������f. Destination Unreachable

����������������1. The code for this is 1

��������g. Router Solicitation / Router Advertisement

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Note: �If the above ICMPv6 messages cannot be specifically allowed, then the exemption of all ICMPv6 messages should be enabled on the firewall

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4. The client firewall should allow the system to send and receive UDP/IPv4 packets to UDP port 1900�

��������a. Port 1900 allows UPnP discovery traffic to flow, and while is not necessary, will improve connectivity rates.

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To troubleshoot if you are having a Teredo problem, please run the command from a command prompt:

netsh int teredo show state

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Review the �State" field in the Teredo parameters using the command above and do the following:

��������� If�the Teredo State is offline then follow steps 1, 2 and 3 above

��������� If�the Teredo State is dormant or qualified, then do step 3 only

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Note: Perform step 4 to achieve best performance.

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For more information on Teredo please refer to the following article below

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/network/ipv6/teredo.mspx

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Note: Windows XP SP1 must have the Advanced Networking Pack for Windows XP installed

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