looking for a way to block a specific program from using ipv6

qjammer , 2 months ago

You can install ufw and a frontend for it that lets you block specific processes. wiki.archlinux.org/title/Uncomplicated_Firewall#G…It seems KDE already comes with a frontend in the system settings, and there’s gufw for gnome/gtk.

vzq , 2 months ago

Nobody out there seems to know how to do IPv6 properly. Lots of issues just went away when I disabled it on my “end user” subnets.

Harsh but true.

allywilson , 2 months ago

I feel selinux should be able to do something clever here, like it can manage/block port access.

pixelbound , 2 months ago

You could try safing.io

Frederic , 2 months ago

with iptables you could block the port used by this app, but maybe it would not fix your problem

leanleft , 2 months ago

ip6tables

suodrazah , 2 months ago

You could just setup a separate namepace with IPv6 disabled and move the process into it. I’d be more detailed, but this comment is one eyed and very sleepy, let us know how you go.

2xsaiko , 2 months ago

Seconding this. Take a look at the unshare program and user namespaces.

Khanzarate , 2 months ago

Off the top of my head, the only way I can think of is to install steam using docker, and install SF6 on dockerized steam.

Then you’ve converted the problem to either configuring docker to use ipv4 internally or setting up the container to ignore ipv6, both of which are doable.

There’s a good chance it’ll be perfectly playable but without trying it out or doing more research than I’ve invested here, it’s not a guarantee.

Auli , 2 months ago

Docker doesn’t use ipv6 by default.