Tom's, Google, Facebook and More Test Out IPv6

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So.... How come I'm connecting here of IPV4, then? Little help?
 

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This laptop has old NIC drivers without IPv6. Easy to check when looking at the properties of your network connections driver. Newer systems within the last 3 years should be good to go or find updated drivers for your older system(s)
 

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If you have IPv6, you'll see a global-scope IPv6 address in your ipconfig output or your OS's equivalent. Link-local addresses beginning with fe80 don't normally count, as they are non-routable (much like 192.168.x.y, 172.16.x.y-172.31.x.y and 10.x.y.z IPv4 addresses). The only situation in which link-local addresses may count is if you have an IPv6-enabled proxy-server on your LAN, in which case your PC may use its link-local address to connect to the proxy which will then forward the request using its global address.

Example:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
inet addr:192.168.1.38 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: 2001:470:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx/64 Scope:Global
inet6 addr: fe80::xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:9710 Metric:1
RX packets:80867 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:48222 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:72287341 (68.9 MiB) TX bytes:22768102 (21.7 MiB)
 

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it was my mistake mollets, it wouldnt let me delete it

anyway with bt they dont give people native ipv6 as defualt or in other words it uses ipv6 and uses a proxy to gain an ipv6 address

look at the link in the article and it will explain better than i
 

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Thankfully NAPT66 has since been invented and the single biggest thing holding back widespread IPV6 acceptance is no longer an issue. Funniest part is that it was a Chinese student desiring to maintain the ability to mask his local network from the "big brother" Chinese government.

And before someone spouts off that "its not needed", if you've been keeping up with news stateside ISP's are already looking for ways to charge for different types of traffic. Cell phone makers are prohibiting tethering (essentially the same as a router) and seeking ways to control how you use the data on your cell phone. ISP's are not your friend, they won't be nice and understanding once they can enumerate your network and charge by device rather then as a service.
 

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I'm hoping that a router sold within the last 4 years will be compatible with IPv6. Not too educated regarding networking matters, but so far I haven't had any problems connecting to any sites.
 

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My router is set up to use Link-Local (which I haven't a clue about), and I fail the following tests:
- IPv6 DNS record
- IPv6 large packet
- Test if your ISP's DNS server uses IPv6

Is there any way to fix that? I'm on Road Runner Cable and I'm using a D-Link DIR-655 router.
 

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[citation][nom]palladin9479[/nom]Thankfully NAPT66 has since been invented and the single biggest thing holding back widespread IPV6 acceptance is no longer an issue.[/citation]

No joke. People just don't get this. I bought my first router for security and privacy. What makes a router a router? Network Address Translation (NAT). A plain stock IPv6 'router' isn't really so much a router as it is more of a complex hub (potentially with a Wi-Fi Access Point). What I run and how I use my available network traffic is something I consider privileged information and certainly not essential for my ISP to know.
 
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IPv4 already have run out of addresses, might wanna do your homework a little better.

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/02/internet-addresses/
 

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nvm...i spoke to soon...i guess i can't really reach direct IPv6 websites...i will have to go through some kind of emulator or something like that...this stuff is confusing me...oh well....i am sure that the ISP will work on it once it becomes standard
 
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