[dundee] IPV6

[Kris Davidson]

One Tunnel broker runs their own certification program also
http://ipv6.he.net/certification/ its free and pretty good.

On 26 February 2010 10:21, Robert Ladyman <it at file-away.co.uk> wrote:
> 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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> Robert Ladyman
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> Perthshire, PH12 8TZ SCOTLAND
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> Tel: +44 (0) 1828 898 158
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