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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