[Discuss] Europe hits old internet address limits

[Chris O'Connell]

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
> >
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> >
> >
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> >
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