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Author Topic: IPv6 readiness  (Read 11656 times)

roseway

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IPv6 readiness
« on: February 16, 2011, 07:39:54 PM »

A discussion elsewhere on the forum brought it home to me how unprepared most of us are in respect of the change to IPv6. Already the final batch of IPv4 addresses has been assigned, so we are now firmly on the downward slope towards the time when they will be exhausted.

Several things have to happen to achieve the changeover, including some interim means of enabling users without IPv6 capability to retain connectivity. I thought it would be a good idea to gather together all the available relevant information to help users prepare themselves. What I propose, if we can collect sufficient information, is to tabulate the data in several sections:

- ISP readiness
- router readiness
- operating system readiness
- browser readiness
- ... and anything else?

As a first test, you can see your own state of readiness here.

If people can post comments to this message with information in the above categories, I will tabulate it here. All contributions are of course acknowledged.

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Routers
Billion 7800N - firmware upgrade promised this spring
Billion 7800NL - IPv6 compatible
Draytek Vigor 2130 Series (router only, not ADSL) - IPv6 Phase 1
Fritz!Box 3270 (?), 7270, 7340, 7390 - IPv6 compatible
2-wire 2700HGV (BT Business Hub) - IPv6 compatible (may need a firmware upgrade?)

Operating systems
Linux (all versions for last 5 years or more) - IPv6 compatible
Windows XP (SP2 and later) - IPv6 compatible
Windows Vista - IPv6 compatible

Browsers
Firefox (all versions) - IPv6 compatible
Internet Explorer (v8 and later) - IPv6 compatible
Opera v11 - IPv6 compatible
« Last Edit: February 21, 2011, 06:54:03 PM by roseway »
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Re: IPv6 readiness
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2011, 11:24:32 PM »

Hi

I get

World IPv6 day is June 8th, 2011. No problems are anticipated for you with this browser, at this location. [more info]

10/10   for your IPv4 stability and readiness, when publishers offer both IPv4 and IPv6

The rest basically says that I will not be able to browse sites using IPv6 only

I am using FF and with ZEN ,OS Vista
Run test with IeE *.0.06*** and Same result

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Re: IPv6 readiness
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2011, 09:17:16 AM »

I ran the test again this am.
I misread the test result yesterday...I took it to tell me that my Opera browser will not be compatible with IPv6......but it is the test that is not fully compatible with Opera.
Anyway, did the workaround as suggested with following results.

Windows XP with SP2 or later.........no problems
Opera browser................................no problems
Netgear DG834G v4 with firmware v5.01.01.........no problem (If I understand test result as posted below)
ISP..Virgin Media ADSL.............no problem ( again, I presume from the undernoted)

« Last Edit: February 17, 2011, 09:26:04 AM by tuftedduck »
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Re: IPv6 readiness
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2011, 10:19:09 AM »


Run test with IeE *.0.06*** and Same result


Sorry if I'm being dense, but does that mean IE6?
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Re: IPv6 readiness
« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2011, 10:22:06 AM »

Netgear DG834G v4 with firmware v5.01.01.........no problem (If I understand test result as posted below)
ISP..Virgin Media ADSL.............no problem ( again, I presume from the undernoted)

I think that all it was saying is that you won't have a problem on IPv6 day. I don't think the DG834Gv4 is ready for native IPv6, and I doubt if VM are ready yet.
« Last Edit: February 17, 2011, 10:32:44 AM by roseway »
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Re: IPv6 readiness
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2011, 05:37:56 PM »

Hi

Run test with IeE *.0.06*** and Same result oops

should have been IE8 (finger trouble)

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Re: IPv6 readiness
« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2011, 06:38:10 PM »

Thanks, I've corrected my data.
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Re: IPv6 readiness
« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2011, 09:22:19 PM »

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Your readiness scores
10/10   for your IPv4 stability and readiness, when publishers offer both IPv4 and IPv6
0/10   for your IPv6 stability and readiness, when publishers are forced to go IPv6 only

Doesn't sound too good for me.

Cheers,
Peter
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Re: IPv6 readiness
« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2011, 11:11:34 PM »

That's the result which nearly everyone will get at the moment.
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Re: IPv6 readiness
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2011, 08:58:24 AM »

another one same as geep above, tried with OpenDNS and TT dns servers  :(
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Re: IPv6 readiness
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2011, 10:53:46 PM »

These are my results with a 2WIRE 2700HGV (firmware version 5.29.117.6) in bridged mode running as a modem and a cisco clone router:

Code: [Select]
Test with IPv4 DNS record  
  ok (0.389s) using ipv4
Test with IPv6 DNS record  
  timeout (15.021s)
Test with IPv4 DNS record  
  ok (0.385s) using ipv4
Test with Dual Stack DNS record  
  ok (0.396s) using ipv4
Test IPv4 without DNS  
  ok (0.395s) using ipv4
Test IPv6 without DNS  
  timeout (15.022s)
Test IPv6 large packet  
  timeout (15.021s)

The router is running as a local resolver.  IPv6-only domains fail to connect:
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$ telnet aaaa.test-ipv6.com 79
telnet: can't connect to remote host: Network is unreachable
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Re: IPv6 readiness
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2011, 10:57:45 PM »

Thanks Mick.
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Re: IPv6 readiness
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2011, 11:02:03 PM »

A discussion elsewhere on the forum brought it home to me how unprepared most of us are in respect of the change to IPv6. Already the final batch of IPv4 addresses has been assigned, so we are now firmly on the downward slope towards the time when they will be exhausted.

Several things have to happen to achieve the changeover, including some interim means of enabling users without IPv6 capability to retain connectivity.
I had no idea that the last batch of IP addresses have been assigned meaning that we have at most 5 years to sort it.

Let's hope something is done in time to avoid internet connectivity problems.
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Re: IPv6 readiness
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2011, 11:12:56 PM »

As a first test, you can see your own state of readiness here.
I'm confused as I'm running both a compatible browser (Firefox) and a compatible operating system (Vista) unless the reason why I am unprepared is because I'm using a router that isn't listed as compatible namely a Netgear DG834GT ?




p.s. after re-reading the results text it appears that the DNS server could be to blame which is down to my ISP (O2) !
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Re: IPv6 readiness
« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2011, 07:07:06 AM »

Yes, your ISP is certainly an essential part in the chain, and very few UK ISP's currently have IPv6 capability. I believe I read recently that AAISP did support IPv6 but had to switch it off temporarily because of an incompatibility with a particular router.

On the subject of routers, that's an issue too. Your Netgear doesn't currently support IPv6, although it may be possible with a firmware upgrade. IPv6 capability in a router depends on the chipset used, together with supporting firmware; I know that the Broadcom BCM6358 is IPv6 capable, so in principle any routers using this chipset could be upgraded with firmware, but I'm not sure about the older BCM6348.
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