Issue with "Default deny rule IPv6 (1000000105)" Blocking All IPv6 Traffic

Mathys

Issue with "Default deny rule IPv6 (1000000105)" Blocking All IPv6 Traffic

Hello everyone,

I am experiencing an issue with my PfSense configuration where all IPv6 traffic is being blocked by the default rule "Default deny rule IPv6 (1000000105)". Here are the details of my setup and the steps I have already taken:

Infrastructure Context

OVH Server: Baremetal RISE
Hypervisor: Proxmox with two interfaces (WAN - vmbr0 and LAN - vmbr1)
Firewall: VM PfSense with a WAN interface configured with an IPv4 Failover having a virtual MAC generated in the OVH Manager

IPv6 Information Provided by OVH

IPv6 block: 2001:db8:534:d5a4::/64
Gateway: 2001:db8:534:d5ff:00ff:00ff:00ff:00ff

Current Configuration

Proxmox:

Interface vmbr0 (WAN):

iface vmbr0 inet6 static
  address 2001:db8:534:d5a4:1000::1/80
  gateway 2001:db8:534:d5ff:00ff:00ff:00ff:00ff
  post-up ip -6 route add 2001:db8:534:d5a4:2000::/80 via 2001:db8:534:d5a4:1000::2
  post-down ip -6 route del 2001:db8:534:d5a4:2000::/80 via 2001:db8:534:d5a4:1000::2

IPv6 Forwarding enabled in /etc/sysctl.conf:

net.ipv6.conf.default.forwarding = 1
net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding = 1

PfSense:

WAN Interface: 2001:db8:534:d5a4:1000::2/80
LAN Interface: 2001:db8:534:d5a4:2000::1/80
WAN Firewall Rules:
- Allow all incoming IPv6 traffic
- Example rule:
  - Action: Pass
  - Interface: WAN
  - Protocol: IPv6
  - Source: Any
  - Destination: Any
  - Description: Allow all IPv6 traffic on WAN
LAN Firewall Rules:
- Allow all outgoing IPv6 traffic
- Example rule:
  - Action: Pass
  - Interface: LAN
  - Protocol: IPv6
  - Source: LAN net
  - Destination: Any
  - Description: Allow all LAN IPv6 traffic

Issue

Despite these configurations, all IPv6 traffic is being blocked by the rule "Default deny rule IPv6 (1000000105)", as shown in the firewall logs (see attached screenshots).

What I Have Tried So Far

Checked and adjusted firewall rules on the WAN and LAN interfaces to ensure IPv6 traffic is allowed.
Enabled IPv6 forwarding on Proxmox.
Used an NDP proxy (ndppd) to handle NDP announcements on Proxmox.

Screenshots

Firewall logs showing IPv6 packet blocks
Firewall rule configurations on WAN and LAN interfaces