[aklug] Re: IPv6 benefits me...

SIXXS has a local tunnel brokerage colocated at GCI.

Additionally, GCI is peered with Hurricane Electric at the
Seattle "SIX" - so you can use auto-tunnelling features of
your capable router.=20

> -----Original Message-----
> From: aklug-bounce@aklug.org [mailto:aklug-bounce@aklug.org]=20
> On Behalf Of David M. Syzdek
> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 2:30 PM
> To: Christopher Howard
> Cc: aklug@aklug.org
> Subject: [aklug] Re: IPv6 benefits me...
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> Christopher,
> Even though ACS and GCI do not currently offer IPv6, you can=20
> still enable
> public IPv6 access on your network using a tunnel broker such=20
> as Hurricane
> Electric or SixXS. I am currently using Hurricane Electric on=20
> an ACS DSL
> and am using the assigned /64 to provide IPv6 addresses to all of my
> workstations and servers. I've had it configured for a while=20
> now and both
> my Linux and OS X boxes are able to seamless switch between=20
> IPv4 and IPv6
> depending upon the website.
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> Here are the providers I use to enable IPv6:
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> - Hurricane Electric Tunnel Brokering Service (IPv6=20
> addresses for home
> network)
> - SixXS - I used their brokering service a few years=20
> back, however
> Hurricane Electric seemed easier to set-up and was less=20
> militant about
> forcing IPv6 use.
> - GKG Domain Registrar (allows IPv6 & IPv4 glue records on=20
> the same name
> server host record)
> - GoDaddy - Also has IPv6 Glue records, but I am=20
> boycotting due to
> political reasons
> - Namescheap - allow either IPv6 or IPv4 records on=20
> individual glue
> records (so had to use hostname names like=20
> ns41.bindlebinaries.com,
> ns42.bindlebinaries.com, ns61.bindlebinaries.com, and
> ns62.bindlebinaries to define two glue records for IPv4=20
> and IPv6.
> - Linode (provides IPv6 and IPv4 addresses for Linux VPS=20
> services (and
> Slackware Images))
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> It took a little trial and error to figure things out and=20
> some time to read
> through documentation, however I am greatly looking forward=20
> to the day when
> I can turn off IPv4. Having a large supply of routable IP=20
> addresses is
> outstanding when turning up many LXC containers for testing various
> services.
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> Even though remote tunnel brokers work well enough, they do bog down a
> little when passing lots of traffic. It would be nice if ACS=20
> and GCI would
> either offer native IPv6 or provide local tunnel brokers for better
> performance.
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> --David M. Syzdek
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> On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 10:18 AM, Christopher Howard <
> christopher.howard@frigidcode.com> wrote:
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> > I'll be honest and admit that IPv6 is something to which I haven't
> > paid much attention. However, I keep seeing news reports about more
> > and more companies switching to it. My question: When do we=20
> get to the
> > point where I can call up ACS and request 6 or 7 static=20
> IPv6 addresses
> > (presumably for free)? Last time I called ACS asking about=20
> a static IP
> > address, they told me $20/month for a single address. (But=20
> I've never
> > asked them about IPv6.)
> >
> > - --
> > frigidcode.com
> > indicium.us
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