[Novalug] IPv6 compliajnce question

Ken Kauffman kkauffman@headfog.com
Sun Nov 30 18:45:43 EST 2008


I actually meant running IPv6 internally to external IPv4.  Do the
providers already provide IPv6 natively?  Particularly Cox Comm (SOHO
service).

I guess it doesn't make a lot of sense running IPv6 internal to IPv4 external.

K

On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 18:31, Mackenzie Morgan <macoafi@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 2008-11-30 at 18:19 -0500, Ken Kauffman wrote:
>> So can you go all internal on IPv6 within your house (internal
>> network)?  Does something like DD-WRT to the translation out to the
>> IPv4 world?  I'm sure this has been answered before and I've forgotten
>> the answer.  Or not.
>
> There's a version of DD-WRT that does IPv6, yes.  And yes, you can get a
> tunnel broker to connect to a 6over4 tunnel to your router.  In that
> way, your internal network is connected to the external IPv6 network,
> but you can still use IPv4.  Your IP address on the internal network
> will start with fe80.  That's the link-local address.  Check your
> ifconfig.  You should have one right now.  Your router is not required
> to be IPv6-capable for you to have the IP address.  Link local addresses
> are self-assigned.  They only go one hop, so they don't "escape" to the
> outside network...no need to figure out gateways and CIDR's /29 stuff.
>
> --
> Mackenzie Morgan
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