01/03/2011
void.gr on native IPv6
Some months ago (exactly 4 actually) I had posted that void.gr was then accessible over IPv6. Today void.gr is accessible over native IPv6 thanks to my hosting provider, Leaseweb.
About a year ago I had asked Leaseweb for IPv6 support and their reply wasn’t very promising. It seemed that they weren’t really looking forward to providing IPv6 for their dedicated server clients yet. Today though I thought I should ask again, even if IPv6 support for their dedicated servers is still not referenced anywhere. And I got lucky! They offered me a /64.
So void.gr is from now accessible over IPv6 at 2001:1af8:4100:a000:4::131.
Accessing my server over IPv6 from my home’s native IPv6 connection, thanks to OTE providing beta IPv6 access to subscribers, seems a bit faster than accessing it via IPv4. Ping times are usually 4-5ms better. Looks like IPv6 connections are not that crowded as IPv4 are 🙂
The setup is pretty straightforward. Even if Debian Wiki is not very clear about how to setup IPv6, here’s what you have to do if you, like me, have a server with a native IPv6 connection.
# vi /etc/network/interfaces auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 85.17.162.131 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 85.17.162.254 network 85.17.162.0 broadcast 85.17.162.255 iface eth0 inet6 static address 2001:1af8:4100:a000:4::131 netmask 64 gateway 2001:1AF8:4100:A000::1
Then of course you need to edit your Apache configuration to add the IPv6 vhosts.
P.S. I am still waiting an answer as to whether I can manage the reverse delegation of the IPv6 address space Leasweb gave me since I can’t do that from the control panel. I’ll post any updates on the ticket when I have some news…
Filed by kargig at 22:23 under Internet,IPv6,Linux,Networking
Tags: debian, hosting, Internet, ipv6, Linux, Networking
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