Free native IPv6 support
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How to setup IPv6
If you have chosen IPv6, it will automatically be configured for you. If not, you can do it afterwards through the following commands:
If you don't have it already, install iproute (2). This is a highly versatile ip configuration toolkit. In Debian/Ubuntu type:
root@yourServer:~# apt-get install iproute
or in Fedora/RedHat type:
root@yourServer:~# yum install iprouteSetting up IPv6 itself is very easy:
root@yourServer:~# ip a a 2001:4de0:aaac:0:#4 DIGIT CUSTOMER ID#::2/64 dev eth0
root@yourServer:~# ip r a default via 2001:4de0:aaac::1
root@yourServer:~# ping6 www.ipv6.surfnet.nl (test it!)
root@yourServer:~# lynx http://[2001:610:508:110:192:87:110:60] (this page shows you your IPv6 IP)
root@yourServer:~# lynx http://www.ipv6.budgetdedicated.com (test it!)
You can make this configuration persistent. In Debian/Ubuntu, add these lines to /etc/network/interfaces:
iface eth0 inet6 static
address 2001:4de0:aaac:0:#CUSTOMER ID#::2
netmask 64
gateway 2001:4de0:aaac::1
Troubleshooting
If IPv6 does not work for you, allow it in your firewall:
root@yourServer:~# iptables -I INPUT -j ACCEPT --proto 41
On some (older) distributions, the IPv6 kernel module is not enabled:
root@yourServer:~# modprobe ipv6 && echo ipv6 >> /etc/modules
If this was the solution, it will enable itself in the standard boot procedure.
Configuring services to respond on IPv6
If a service doesn't already work via IPv6 after configuration, you may want to check whether it binds a specific (IPv4) address. Apache will start to listen on IPv6 if you do not specify such an IPv4 address, or specify both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses:
Listen 80
# Or:
Listen 0.0.0.0:80
Listen [::]:80
# Or:
Listen 81.171.xx.yy:80
Listen [2001:1234:1234:1234:1234:1234:1234:1]:80
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