n/firewalld.md: add ipv6-icmp protocol

Mikaela · Apr 17, 2024 · 12d3503 · 12d3503
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@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ The blog post also predates me having a /n directory here.
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 - [Zones](#zones)
+- [Protocols](#protocols)
 - [Services](#services)
 - [Ports](#ports)
 
@@ -37,6 +38,15 @@ zones.
 Zone would be specified by `--zone=home` in the commands. The other zone I
 could imagine using is `public`.
 
+## Protocols
+
+```bash
+sudo firewall-cmd --add-protocol=ipv6-icmp --permanent
+```
+
+- Tells computers when things go wrong with IPv6 network. See also [Neil Alexander: Understanding ICMP and why you shouldn't just block it outright](https://neilalexander.dev/2017/04/16/understanding-icmp).
+  - _Motivation for being here is [20/20 in IPv6-test.com](https://ipv6-test.com)._
+
 ## Services
 
 ```bash