I haven't done any massive rollouts but a year or 2 back I found myself being herded into IPv6. Sun had made it be the default for Java and the VM's I was managing were very cranky at setting up IPv4 addresses.
It wasn't all that bad to work with. Main thing was remembering to escape the addresses properly on Linux command lines when using things like ssh. Also I noticed that I was being give IPv6-ized versions of my IPv4 addresses as part of the package. Which is good, since even after YOU are onboard with IPv6, my actual external Internet connections are still on IPv4 equipment. Apache comes up with IPv6 enabled, IIRC. But you may need to fine-tune the settings, especially if you are running multiple hosts from one Apache instance. Linux itself, of course has been passing out IPc6 addresses on the interfaces for ages. Current Linux versions of BIND should also have mature IPv6 support. Other servers you may be using (such as mail and things like Java servers) need checking, of course. I hope you'll keep us informed of your experiences! Tim On Thu, 2011-01-06 at 19:34 -0500, Austin Denyer wrote: > On Wed, 5 Jan 2011 13:36:39 -0500 > Chad Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > While I'm not personally familiar with it, I have heard that > > (ironically enough) the IPV6 community Comcast has created has become > > a rather abundant source of valuable and up to date information. Their > > IPV6 page is located at comcast6.net. > > > > Let me disclaim that I actually do work for an ISP, and it's not > > Comcast. I work for AT&T, so I don't say this in any partisan just in > > my research discovered that this was one of the better sources of IPV6 > > information and tools. > > Thanks for the info - I appreciate it. > > Hopefully we'll have a smooth rollout, though I have to admit I'm a > little nervous... > > I'm hoping that once we are far enough down the road, I will be in a > position to assist others with the task. > > Thanks again. > > Regards, > Ozz. > > > On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 7:48 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Guys. > > > > > > I have been tasked with a rather large IPv6 rollout. We have a > > > public IPv6 /32 assigned to us, and will ultimately be rolling out > > > to a six-figure number of mobile devices, as well as our > > > public-facing servers and internal servers and workstations. > > > > > > I have been researching this online, and found surprisingly little > > > practical information. Much of what I have found seems to be quite > > > dated. > > > > > > We are, for all practical purposes, our own ISP, so we would be > > > looking to set up our own tunnels, etc. > > > > > > All of our public-facing stuff is Linux- (or at least *nix-) based, > > > as are most of our internal servers, although we do have a handful > > > of Windoze servers internally for legacy applications, as well as a > > > mix of Linux and Windoze workstations. > > > > > > Has anyone here performed a significant IPv6 rollout and / or can > > > point me at some usable practical documentation? > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Ozz. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 > > > RSS Feed > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > > > Unsubscribe [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 > > RSS Feed http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > > Unsubscribe [email protected] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 RSS Feed http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml Unsubscribe [email protected]
