On 22 Jan 10:49, Jon Dye wrote:
Hi,
I would like to try settings up ipv6 at home in preperation for the global meltdown when we run out of ipv4 addresses. I currently have an internet connection with Virgin Media who I don't believe do native ipv6. I therefore would like to set up a tunnel to a provider. I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for particular providers (brokers?), software or general tips (or specific tips relating to Virgin Media).
I have several PCs (Windows and Linux) on a LAN which then goes through a router that doesn't have ipv6 capability. One of the linux machines on the LAN is a server that's on 24/7 so I was thinking of using that to do the tunnelling. I don't have a static IP on the router but it hardly ever changes (I think it's only changed when I've unplugged the router for more than a few hours).
Personally, I have a vm sitting outside the network with a fixed IP that does the ipv6 tunnelling outside, my laptop is then connected to it via tinc, which does the rest for me... I use Hurricane Electric's free ipv6 tunnel brokering, which seems stable and just works (tm). http://tunnelbroker.net/
I have a /64 and /48 delegation from them, the /64 is more or less just use for the link points between my vm and them, and the /48 is being split in to further /64 address spaces, though I should really create a /80 and advertise it on our home network (as the flatmates config for a different tunnel provider is *really* not working, and managing to tell me to route through a link local address that I can't even ping... *sigh*!)
Cheers,