IPv6 Tunnel on Windows XP Using Freenet6

I needed to use a tunnel method like Freenet6 because the test host is behind NAT.
First, visit go6.net and click "Free IPv6 Connectivity with Freenet6". Register yourself a user account. To install on my Windows XPSP3 32-bit system I downloaded "Gateway6 Client 6.0-BETA4 Windows Installer 32-bit". I installed and accepted the defaults:

When I first tried installing the software I got an error which denied installing the TUN driver. I had to back out of the installation and change this local group policy key using gpedit.msc:

I changed "Do not allow installation" to "Warn but allow installation" under Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> Devices: Unsigned driver installation behavior.

Once The Freenet6 client was running I configured it with the username and password I registered, and I set broker.freenet6.net as my Gateway6 address. Once I connected I could visit ipv6.google.com, and even check my IPv6 address online.

You may notice I installed the ShowIP Firefox addon. I learned about that from Command Information. It's a good way to try to keep track of the IP address you're using to access IPv4 or IPv6 sites.
I was also able to access sites from cmd.exe, using ping6 to ping ipv6.google.com and ftp to connect to the IPv6-only FTP server at ftp6.netbsd.org.

I think the Freenet6 client is a good way for people behind NAT (or in the case of the test VM here, two NATs) to access IPv6-enabled sites.
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Comments
Btw, I wrote about getting Freenet6 running in Debian/Ubuntu here.
Cheers,
Victor
I think you have this bit backwards
"Once I connected I could not visit ipv6.google.com"
Remove the work "not" and it makes sense.
Thanks,
Richard T
Now, is there some way to attach a WinPcap adapter to the virtual NIC created for my IPv6 connection? It would be nice to be able to sniff it.
It seems as if I can use Raw sockets to sniff the interface though. I am however not sure which application is best to use if I wanna dump the Raw sockets traffic to a pcap file.
Yes, I know. I should have said something about that. The Command Information guys were clear about that but I didn't say it in my post.
So I can now sniff my traffic with proper IPv6 frames. Thanks Richard!
I like your blog, and I was wondering if you were interested in a link exchange. All the best!
Dillon