[dundee] IPV6

[Robert Ladyman]

Brilliant - many thanks, Kris, that'll get me started.

RJL

> Okay I'm fishing out the links for my project stuff but:
> > 1. Did you have to buy any special equipment (e.g. new switches, routers,
> > network cards)?
> 
>     - Networks cards: No just install the protocol really
>     - Switches: Assuming a standard unmanaged or managed switch then
> no, IPv6 still uses frames. If its some weird router/switch hybrid (L3
> switch) then you'll need a firmware/IOS/OS upgrade.
>     - Routers - Didn't have to buy anything, you'll need a
> firmware/IOS/OS upgrade thought, which raises some problems with home
> routers - companies going out of business, the device not having the
> specs to handle IPv6 etc. I ran it on a WTR54G/GL/GS and and a Cisco
> 2610XM 32f/128d, 2800 routers.
> 
> > 2. How did you handle DHCP / address allocation?
> 
>     - Well theres three ways for it to autoconfigure.
>         + Something like APIPA for IPv^
>         + Via ICMPv6 with a router advertisements configured, this is
> basically APIPA on steroids and allows a basic configuration (Address,
> Gateway, DNS)
>         + Via a DHCPv6 server, you can also combine this with option
> ICMPv6/router advertisements
> 
> > 3. Did you run it / are you running it over IPV4 or have you got a 'pure'
> > IPV6 network?
> 
>     - My VPS is pure IPv6, in that its IPv6 address is not tunnelled
> over IPv4, but it also has an IPv4 address.
>     - My flat network was:
>         + Mixed internal, mixed external (IPv6 tunnelled over IPv4)
> hacked as much as possible to disable the IPv4 external
>         + Mixed internal, IPv4 external
>         + Mixed internal, IPv6 external (tunnelled over IPv4)
>         + IPv4 internal, mixed external (IPv6 tunnelled over IPv4)
> hacked as much as possible to disable the IPv4 external
>         + IPv4 internal, IPv4 external
>         + IPv4 internal, IPv6 external (tunnelled over IPv4)
>         + IPv6 internal, mixed external (IPv6 tunnelled over IPv4)
> hacked as much as possible to disable the IPv4 external
>         + IPv6 internal, IPv4 external
>         + IPv6 internal, IPv6 external (tunnelled over IPv4)
>     - A few ISPs support it natively, JaNET does also.
> 
> On 26 February 2010 09:25, Robert Ladyman <it at file-away.co.uk> wrote:
> > Well, I'll give you my starter for 10 points:
> >
> > 1. Did you have to buy any special equipment (e.g. new switches, routers,
> > network cards)?
> > 2. How did you handle DHCP / address allocation?
> > 3. Did you run it / are you running it over IPV4 or have you got a 'pure'
> > IPV6 network?
> >
> > RJL
> >
> >> I wouldn't mind but it'll have to wait until Septemberish, until then
> >> I'm quite happy to answer any questions.
> >>
> >> Kris
> >
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