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I second a meeting on this. On Sep 15, 2012 4:13 PM, "John Abreau" <abreauj at gmail.com> wrote: > Do you have just one server to put on IPv6? Most of the complications > relate to setting up an entire IPv6 network; if you only have a single > system to deal with, it's a lot simpler. > > Basically, if you've only got one system, you need to > > 1. Set up an IPv6 address for the system, either from your ISP, or via > an IPv6 tunnel broker if your ISP doesn't provide IPv6 directly. > > 2. Add an AAAA record to your DNS to point your domain name > to your IPv6 address. This does not conflict with the A record for > your existing IPv4 addresses. > > 3. Make sure your DNS server also listens on an IPv6 address. > > > I'd recommend starting with just the first step, then test thoroughly > with the IPv6 address in a client system's /etc/hosts to make sure > your server works correctly on IPv6 before exposing it via DNS. > > > On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 3:39 PM, Bill Horne <bill at horne.net> wrote: > > > > The BBC has an interesting story about the coming demise of IPV4 in > > the UK and the rest of Europe. > > > > > > It's at http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19600718 > > > > > > I think it's time for a meeting on the topic: "IPV6 and you". I'm > > going to have to change my server for the "new" addresses, and I'll > > need all the help I can get. > > > > Bill > > > > -- > > > > > > Bill Horne > > > > > > 406-888-9859 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > Discuss at blu.org > > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > -- > John Abreau / Executive Director, Boston Linux & Unix > PGP KeyID: 32A492D8 / Email: abreauj at gmail.com > PGP FP: 7834 AEC2 EFA3 565C A4B6 9BA4 0ACB AD85 32A4 92D8 > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at blu.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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