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Re: 6rd vs. interfaces(5)



On Jul 22, 2011, at 5:17 AM, Dejan Ribič wrote:

> Dne 22.7.2011 11:09, piše Ivan Shmakov:
>>>>>>> Rick Thomas<rbthomas@pobox.com>  writes:
>>>>>>> On Jul 21, 2011, at 3:29 AM, Ivan Shmakov wrote:
>> […]
>> 
>>  >>  And in the case of NAT'ed IPv4, it's still possible to register for
>>  >>  a free-of-charge tunnel service at http://sixxs.net/ and use AICCU
>>  >>  (# apt-get install aiccu.)
>> 
>>  >  This (SIXXS) is what I use at home.  It works a treat for me.  Easy
>>  >  to set up. Easy to use. Fully connected to the IPv6 internet.
>> 
>> 	One of the ISP's here has finally started to offer IPv6, namely:
>> 	6to4 (AIUI, they run their own gateway for that) and 6rd.
>> 
>> 	Unfortunately, 6rd is only available for Linux 2.6.33 and later
>> 	(as per Wikipedia), which isn't in Squeeze.
>> 
>> 	But anyway, is there a way to add a 6rd tunnel to interfaces(5)?
>> 
>> 	TIA.
>> 
> Hi,
> 
>   you can install 2.6.38 from squeeze-backports[1], works perfectly.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Dejan
> 
> [1]http://backports-master.debian.org/Instructions/

Or, if you already have a home network with more than one computer (if  you're interested in IPv6, I'll bet that description fits you) I'd recommend to invest a small amount of money (<US$200) in a small computer (like an OpenRD or one of the "plug" machines from Marvel, or an ALIX board from PC-Engines.  If you don't care about energy usage, an even cheaper alternative is to reuse an obsolete PC -- I'll bet you've got one of them in your garage waiting to be recycled.)

Make that your IPv6 gateway -- run Debian testing on it.  Having a separate single-purpose gateway router has the advantage that you can experiment with things like firewalls and new drivers without endangering the rest of your machines.

That's what I did.  I'm quite pleased with the result.

Rick

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