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Slashdot over IPv6

Posted by chrisd on from the links-you-can't-follow dept.

fuzzel writes "Even though Slashdot has run a number of articles about IPv6 (1|2|3) it apparently isn't reachable over IPv6 directly. But for the people that do already have IPv6 they can use http://slashdot.org.sixxs.org and they will be automaticaly gatewayed. This trick works for most sites by simply appending .sixxs.org to the domain part of a url, eg http://www.google.com.sixxs.org, the gateway will the rewrite url's to have it appended automatically so that everything goes over IPv6. Full information is available on http://ipv6gate.sixxs.net. Oh and yes if you don't have IPv6, those domains under sixxs.org won't work :)"

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  1. either I don't have IPv6, or.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    uh.. or it could just be slashdotted :P uhm, wait..
    I don't know.

  2. Oh great... by magickalhack · · Score: 5, Funny

    "And in other news, Slashdot managed to bring down the entire IPv6 network today..."

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  3. IPv6 Slashdotting? by mikeophile · · Score: 3, Funny
    Are there enough /.'ers using IPv6 to /. sixxs.org?

    If not, then shame on us.

  4. the ironies by lingqi · · Score: 5, Funny

    I get a feeling in my gut that says sixxs.org is not as impervious to slashdotting as slashdot itself,

    so maybe we will finally be able to slashdot slashdot, or at least the IPv6 gateway,

    BUT maybe there are not enough slashdotters using IPv6 to be able to connect to the IPv6 slashdot in order to slashdot slashdot's IPv6 gateway,

    and... [head explodes]

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  5. Damn Irresponsible by tanveer1979 · · Score: 2, Funny

    hey Taco. dont you have sense. In this oil scarce world you are going on V6s!!. guys dont listen to these nerds, stay on V4 and save the earth.

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  6. Re: Tunnel Brokers by iangoldby · · Score: 5, Funny

    These work by creating a ipv6 GIF tunnel over ipv4...

    That is just so stupid and typical. Why oh why do we have to put up with this recyling of old and broken technologies, and patent issues to boot? You would have thought that if they are making a fresh start with a new so-called modern protocol, they would at least use a new and modern specification such as, let's say, PNG? Duh!!!!

  7. Re:Tunnel Brokers by mikeophile · · Score: 4, Funny
    Suppose you wanted to replace each cell of your body with a nanodevice.

    You're going to need a way to address them aren't you?