Which of the statements below are correct regarding the following commands, which are executed on...

The two commands shown in the image are used to drop packets with source or destination addresses from fe80::/64 in the FORWARD chain. The first command drops packets with source addresses from fe80::/64, while the second command drops packets with destination addresses from fe80::/64. Both commands will complete without an error message or warning because the affected network is not already part of another rule. The other statements are incorrect for the following reasons:

B. The rules disable packet forwarding because network nodes always use addresses from fe80::/64 to identify routers in their routing tables. This is false because network nodes do not use link-local addresses to identify routers in their routing tables. Instead, they use global or unique local addresses that are advertised by routers through router advertisements or DHCPv6.

C. ip6tables returns an error for the second command because the affected network is already part of another rule. This is false because there is no indication that the affected network is already part of another rule. Even if it was, ip6tables would not return an error, but rather append the new rule to the existing ones, unless the -I option was used to insert the new rule at a specific position.

E. The rules suppress any automatic configuration through router advertisements or DHCPv6. This is false because the rules only affect the FORWARD chain, which is used to process packets that are routed through the router. The rules do not affect the INPUT or OUTPUT chains, which are used to process packets that are destined for or originated from the router. Therefore, the rules do not interfere with the router’s ability to send or receive router advertisements or DHCPv6 messages.

References: LPIC-2 202 exam objectives, LPIC-2 202-450 Exam Prep: Network Configuration, IPv6 Firewalling with ip6tables, IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity