IPv6 World Test Day

[Jan Claeys]

Neal McBurnett schreef op ma 06-06-2011 om 22:12 [-0600]:
> remember that IPv4 addresses are nearly all allocated!

Unfortunately, most DSL/cable ISPs in Europe (and I assume also the US?)
have "hamstered" enough IPv4 addresses for the next 5 years or so, which
means most of them aren't in a hurry yet...   :-(


> > There was a UDS-O session with valuable information.
> > https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/foundations-o-ipv6-healthcheck
> >  We have some basic information for Ubuntu here.
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IPv6  Ubuntu Members also have a SixXS
> > arrangement. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership  I think this is an
> > example of an outreach opportunity for the testing community.
> > 
> > Who is interested in participating?
> 
> I just signed up for a SixXS account - thanks for the tip.  I don't
> know if I'll get it before the big day, but I'll want it anyway.

IMO the easiest way to get IPv6 access when your ISP doesn't provide it
natively is the Teredo protocol.  There is no need to register an
account (as with SixXS & such), just install the tunnel software and go;
on Ubuntu you can use it by installing the 'miredo' package[1].

BTW: the Firefox package in Ubuntu disables IPv6 by default to work
around bugs in many home gateways (routers).  You might want to
re-enable it when you get an IPv6 tunnel...


[1] http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/miredo


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Jan Claeys