From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 22 12:58:45 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B30781065676 for ; Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:58:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au) Received: from angel.comcen.com.au (angel.comcen.com.au [203.23.236.69]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7920F8FC24 for ; Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:58:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au) Received: from [192.168.0.185] (unknown [202.172.126.254]) by angel.comcen.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC4D15C2E3E2 for ; Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:55:07 +1000 (EST) From: Da Rock To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <48D78E9C.3030205@ibctech.ca> References: <200809201535.48491.beni@brinckman.info> <25ff90d60809201613j1ce9b38eoec9069a8c02b21d7@mail.gmail.com> <200809210918.11621.beni@brinckman.info> <1222071275.4625.32.camel@laptop1.herveybayaustralia.com.au> <48D78E9C.3030205@ibctech.ca> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:54:44 +1000 Message-Id: <1222088084.4625.91.camel@laptop1.herveybayaustralia.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.12.3 (2.12.3-5.fc8) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-comcen_com_au-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner-ID: BC4D15C2E3E2.6A844 X-comcen_com_au-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-comcen_com_au-MailScanner-From: rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au X-Spam-Status: No Subject: Re: ipv6 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:58:45 -0000 On Mon, 2008-09-22 at 08:25 -0400, Steve Bertrand wrote: > Da Rock wrote: > > > Excuse me for jumping in on this thread, I'm only just starting to look > > into IPv6 for myself. > > > > My ISP has informed me that it doesn't support IPv6 yet, and won't for > > some time. I have a DNS server and sites on IPv4, but I'd like to be > > able to support IPv6- does the fact that my ISP doesn't support it stop > > me from serving on IPv6? I'd think it does, but some clarity from > > experts might help... > > If you only need IPv6 essentially for testing (ie. low bandwidth > requirements && no SLA), then I can provide you a tunnel into our > network, and provide you with as much IPv6 space to play with as you like. > > You will need a router (Cisco, FreeBSD, Juniper etc) at your edge in > order to establish an IPv6IP tunnel to one of my routers. > > Email me off-list if you are interested in further details. > > BTW, to answer your question, no... even if your ISP is not IPv6 > compliant, that does not stop you from implementing IPv6 on your public > servers. Well, thats interesting on both counts. To the first, I don't have the hardware yet, but I was making some investigations to explore what I should be getting to implement IPv6. To the second, can you recommend any material on how this is possible? I have a pretty good knowledge of IPv4, but I haven't had the chance to look at IPv6 yet. That said, from what I do know I wasn't sure about the routing and how my ISP was going to forward the packets. And from my understanding, IPv6 is going to be a whole lot more fun than the previous era... :) Thanks again for clearing that up.