IPv6 By Default (#6808)

beacon_node/lighthouse_network/Cargo.toml

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ hex = { workspace = true }
 itertools = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-mplex = "0.43"
 lighthouse_version = { workspace = true }
+local-ip-address = "0.6"
 lru = { workspace = true }
 lru_cache = { workspace = true }
 metrics = { workspace = true }

beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/config.rs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use directory::{
     DEFAULT_BEACON_NODE_DIR, DEFAULT_HARDCODED_NETWORK, DEFAULT_NETWORK_DIR, DEFAULT_ROOT_DIR,
 };
 use libp2p::Multiaddr;
+use local_ip_address::local_ipv6;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
 use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr};
@@ -266,6 +267,18 @@ impl Config {
         }
     }
 
+    /// A helper function to check if the local host has a globally routeable IPv6 address. If so,
+    /// returns true.
+    pub fn is_ipv6_supported() -> bool {
+        // If IPv6 is supported
+        let Ok(std::net::IpAddr::V6(local_ip)) = local_ipv6() else {
+            return false;
+        };
+
+        // If its globally routable, return true
+        is_global_ipv6(&local_ip)
+    }
+
     pub fn listen_addrs(&self) -> &ListenAddress {
         &self.listen_addresses
     }

beacon_node/src/cli.rs

@@ -147,16 +147,16 @@ pub fn cli_app() -> Command {
                 .long("listen-address")
                 .value_name("ADDRESS")
                 .help("The address lighthouse will listen for UDP and TCP connections. To listen \
-                      over IpV4 and IpV6 set this flag twice with the different values.\n\
+                      over IPv4 and IPv6 set this flag twice with the different values.\n\
                       Examples:\n\
                       - --listen-address '0.0.0.0' will listen over IPv4.\n\
                       - --listen-address '::' will listen over IPv6.\n\
                       - --listen-address '0.0.0.0' --listen-address '::' will listen over both \
                       IPv4 and IPv6. The order of the given addresses is not relevant. However, \
-                      multiple IPv4, or multiple IPv6 addresses will not be accepted.")
+                      multiple IPv4, or multiple IPv6 addresses will not be accepted. \
+                      If omitted, Lighthouse will listen on all interfaces, for both IPv4 and IPv6.")
                 .action(ArgAction::Append)
                 .num_args(0..=2)
-                .default_value("0.0.0.0")
                 .display_order(0)
         )
         .arg(

beacon_node/src/config.rs

@@ -905,12 +905,13 @@ pub fn parse_listening_addresses(
 ) -> Result<ListenAddress, String> {
     let listen_addresses_str = cli_args
         .get_many::<String>("listen-address")
-        .expect("--listen_addresses has a default value");
+        .unwrap_or_default();
     let use_zero_ports = parse_flag(cli_args, "zero-ports");
 
     // parse the possible ips
     let mut maybe_ipv4 = None;
     let mut maybe_ipv6 = None;
+
     for addr_str in listen_addresses_str {
         let addr = addr_str.parse::<IpAddr>().map_err(|parse_error| {
             format!("Failed to parse listen-address ({addr_str}) as an Ip address: {parse_error}")
@@ -920,17 +921,17 @@ pub fn parse_listening_addresses(
             IpAddr::V4(v4_addr) => match &maybe_ipv4 {
                 Some(first_ipv4_addr) => {
                     return Err(format!(
-                                "When setting the --listen-address option twice, use an IpV4 address and an Ipv6 address. \
-                                Got two IpV4 addresses {first_ipv4_addr} and {v4_addr}"
+                                "When setting the --listen-address option twice, use an IPv4 address and an IPv6 address. \
+                                Got two IPv4 addresses {first_ipv4_addr} and {v4_addr}"
                             ));
                 }
                 None => maybe_ipv4 = Some(v4_addr),
             },
             IpAddr::V6(v6_addr) => match &maybe_ipv6 {
                 Some(first_ipv6_addr) => {
                     return Err(format!(
-                                "When setting the --listen-address option twice, use an IpV4 address and an Ipv6 address. \
-                                Got two IpV6 addresses {first_ipv6_addr} and {v6_addr}"
+                                "When setting the --listen-address option twice, use an IPv4 address and an IPv6 address. \
+                                Got two IPv6 addresses {first_ipv6_addr} and {v6_addr}"
                             ));
                 }
                 None => maybe_ipv6 = Some(v6_addr),
@@ -984,11 +985,22 @@ pub fn parse_listening_addresses(
             format!("Failed to parse --quic6-port as an integer: {parse_error}")
         })?;
 
+    // Here we specify the default listening addresses for Lighthouse.
+    // By default, we listen on 0.0.0.0.
+    //
+    // IF the host supports a globally routable IPv6 address, we also listen on ::.
+    if matches!((maybe_ipv4, maybe_ipv6), (None, None)) {
+        maybe_ipv4 = Some(Ipv4Addr::UNSPECIFIED);
+
+        if NetworkConfig::is_ipv6_supported() {
+            maybe_ipv6 = Some(Ipv6Addr::UNSPECIFIED);
+        }
+    }
+
     // Now put everything together
     let listening_addresses = match (maybe_ipv4, maybe_ipv6) {
         (None, None) => {
-            // This should never happen unless clap is broken
-            return Err("No listening addresses provided".into());
+            unreachable!("This path is handled above this match statement");
         }
         (None, Some(ipv6)) => {
             // A single ipv6 address was provided. Set the ports

book/src/help_bn.md

@@ -230,15 +230,16 @@ Options:
           peer without an ENR.
       --listen-address [<ADDRESS>...]
           The address lighthouse will listen for UDP and TCP connections. To
-          listen over IpV4 and IpV6 set this flag twice with the different
+          listen over IPv4 and IPv6 set this flag twice with the different
           values.
           Examples:
           - --listen-address '0.0.0.0' will listen over IPv4.
           - --listen-address '::' will listen over IPv6.
           - --listen-address '0.0.0.0' --listen-address '::' will listen over
           both IPv4 and IPv6. The order of the given addresses is not relevant.
           However, multiple IPv4, or multiple IPv6 addresses will not be
-          accepted. [default: 0.0.0.0]
+          accepted. If omitted, Lighthouse will listen on all interfaces, for
+          both IPv4 and IPv6.
       --log-format <FORMAT>
           Specifies the log format used when emitting logs to the terminal.
           [possible values: JSON]