[Edit 2018-10-18] Make sure to use FortiOS 6.0.3 or later for this, as earlier versions of 6.0.x will force your interface to IPv6 “static” when you make any change to the interface from the GUI, including changes to its IPv4 configuration, such as a DHCP reservation. I have not tested 5.6.x but am assuming it …
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Final IPv4 allocations; IPv6 readiness test; IPv6 world day
Final IPv4 allocations have been made today. Will this galvanize businesses to start moving to IPv6? We’ll see 🙂 If you’ve been following my “IPv6 at home” series, here’s a neat link to test your IPv6 readiness: http://test-ipv6.com/ Finally, “World IPv6 day” will be on June 8th 2011. Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Akamai and …
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IPv6 at home or office, part 4.0: tunnelbroker.net, IPv6 routers
This blog post is part of a series on ipv6. In part 1, I provided an overview of ipv6 and looked at Teredo, the technology built into Windows Vista; in part 2, I looked at AYIYA tunnels through aiccu, using sixxs net as a tunnel broker. Part 2.5 is a collection of useful ipv6 tidbits, …
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ipv6 addressing – there is no NAT, and “renumbering needs work”
Addressing is a big deal with ipv6. For people coming from ipv4, wrapping one’s head around ipv6 addressing can be hard. This post is a response to the comments discussion in the Standalone Sysadmin blog post urging uptake of ipv6. In the comments, we see people concerned with the fact that ipv6 addressing gives a …
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IPv6 at home, Part 1: Overview, Teredo
[Edit 2010-02-25 – adding some forward links to the other parts of this series. Rewrote parts – no more mention of how slow Teredo is (it’s not), and some updated comments to reflect the state of ipv6 in 2010] This blog post is part of a series on ipv6. In this part, I provide an …
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