Slashdot Mirror
Slashdot over IPv6
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 :)"
"And in other news, Slashdot managed to bring down the entire IPv6 network today..."
This Sig Kills Fascists
try this link
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]
My life in the land of the rising sun.
I think I get the general idea, but it took me some time. Funny how a couple of spelling mistakes can lead to a quite obfuscated sentence. Anyway, here is what I now think (after checking the site: boggled at that sentence in vain!
I code, therefore I am.
There are several other benefits to IPv6 IETF is implementing while they are updating the protocol. They don't wish to do it too often for obvious reasons and will try to get as much useful stuff in the new version while they're at it.
... will support IPSec intrinsically to provide end-to-end security on protocol level.
... eliminates the need of NAT with special "local" addresses.
... supports QoS features.
... supports multihomed devices and load balancing, since an IPv6 address specifies a network interface, not a computer as in IPv4.
... uses "modularized" headers where only the necessary fields are used. This essentially makes IPv6 more optimized than IPv4. For example, if the payload of a packet is larger than 64KB, IPv6 will attach another field for "jumbo payloads" and set the 16-bit value to 0.
... contains improved multicast support (as an extension header), support for an authentication header (also an optional extension header), and an encryption header (also an optional extension header).
... provides enhancements for DNS.
... provides automatic neighbor discovery which is especially useful for ad hoc networks and wireless devices.
... has a completely rewritten adress autoconfiguration.
IPv6...
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See also:
IPv6: The Promise, The Problems, The Protocol
RDC 2373
Beware: In C++, your friends can see your privates!
The only solution available to provide Internet access to the hosts on the LAN was to use a private non routable subnet and to masquerade it behind the edge router. NAT also allowed some of these hosts to expose services to the outside world. But this solution has a major drawback : it breaks end to end connectivity and thus complicates the offering of many services that the Internet was meant for. Used like that, NAT is an evil kludge.
IPv6 provides a way out. There certainly are many other advantages in the use of IPv6, but end to end connectivity for the masses is what could have the deepest impact. Think about is : when every single workstation has a routable IPv6 address, everyone will have the potential to serve. This is is what the Internet was meant to be, and actually was in the early days.
This is not true, there are real problems getting ip address from Ripe The result is that where I live we got 500 Computers behind a single nat gateway because we can't get an ip to each use. The result is a lousy network.
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!!!!
>who gives you a
Great! And for those of us in the States (especially California), Hurricane Electric offers a free tunnel broker with these characteristics that I would recommend.I have been using it for more than 6 months, and find it quite stable. You do lose your /64 if HE can't ping you for 24 hours, but a new one is only a mouse click away. And what kind of geek would leave their computer inaccessible for that long anyway? ;). Initial activation does take a day or so.
-Fyodor
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but I am convinved it's perfectly safe to wait till we get there.
Good point. Also, I see no reason why we should bother researching renewable forms of energy until we actually run out of oil. After all, the perfect time to solve a problem is when our infrastructure depends on the solution - solving a problem before it's a catastrophe is just wasted effort.
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OS and applications. Many operating systems already do support IPv6, as do many applications (Mozilla does, at least, as does many IRC clients because there's distinct benefits.)
Router/ISP level support is Nice To Have, but there are tunneling servers that enable IPv4 sites to talk IPv6.
As far as setup woes go, my setup was as easy as 'apt-get install freenet6' =)