[Feature Request] IPv6 Preference Needed

[jx77]

Now that I've been able to register a forum account, I'm creating this thread to discuss my trac ticket, requesting an IPv6 preference setting.

JX77
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ref: http://dev.deluge-torrent.org/ticket/1286
Deluge should have an option in it's Network Preferences, to disable or enable IPv6 by default.

This is a major issue, because blocklists tend not to include ipv6 ranges, the use of ipv6 for bittorrent is undesirable and possibly dangerous.

It would be a bonus if ipv6 could additionally be enabled/disabled on a per torrent basis, allowing the default preverence to be selectively over-ridden as needed.
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[jx77]

I have a workaround which will solve this problem on Linux, using ip6tables.

If I run deluge as a specific user, say uid 5003, and define my incoming port-range as 12021-12029.

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ip6tables -A INPUT -p tcp -m multiport --dports 12021:12029 -j DROP -m comment --comment
 "Torrents TCPv6"
ip6tables -A INPUT -p udp -m multiport --dports 12021:12029 -j DROP -m comment --comment
 "Torrents UDPv6"
ip6tables -A OUTPUT -m owner --uid-owner 5003 -d 0::0/0 -j REJECT

This prevents deluge (uid 5003) from speaking ipv6, and stops inbound traffic to deluge over ipv6.

In order to get an ipv6 torrent going, I must now run a second copy of deluge, using different ports, and a different userid.

JX