Re: Moving home network to IPv6

From: Scott Brown (pandoramorning_at_gmail.com)
Date: 03/28/05

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    ajj3085@adelphia.net wrote:
    > Hi,
    >
    > I currently have a home network setup with IPv4, and would like to move
    > to IPv6. Before I do anything, I'd like to know if there will be
    > problems because of the setup I have.
    >
    > Currently, I have adelphia cable internet (who is only IPv4 still I
    > believe), with a Dlink 704p router for the firewall and a Dwl900
    > AirPlus for wireless clients. Ideally, I'd like to be able to keep
    > these in use.
    >
    > The network is a mix of Linux and WinXP clients. I have a RH linux 9
    > server offering DHCP, DNS (my internal names + caching of Inet names),
    > NTP, SMB, NFS, SSH, CUPS, and Apache HTTP.
    >
    > I have a private 192.168.0 class address...if there is a similar
    > concept in V6, I'd like to stick with it.
    >
    > So, is this feasable, and where do I start? I'd like to migrate the
    > server first, then a single client...to make sure its working before I
    > start moving the others.
    >
    > Thanks!
    > Andy
    >

    Your biggest problem will be application support. I used awhile back a
    IPv4 -> IPv6 tunnel. It was great, I could ping the IPv6 address on my
    laptop from my IPv6 desktop. Except, that was all I could do (they were
    both Windows XP machines at the time). The Windows VPN software did not
    work, Apache did not work without tons of mods, most Windows FTP servers
    do not work.

    As for Linux. BIND 9 I think works on IPv6 with some patch. SSH may work
    after a patch... Yeah, application support for IPv6 is crappy to say the
    least.

    HTH,
    SB

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