Re: IPV6 dns server running on IPV4 Connection??
On Wed, 03 Sep 2014 22:16:12 -0400, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> Whoops... should have gone to the list. Sorry about that!
>
> On 9/3/2014 10:48 AM, John Foster wrote:
>> I have Verizon as my ISP; of course they don't want or allow the
>> running of static addressed servers. However they seem to be ignoring
>> most IPV6 systems connection. I.E. I can browse IPV6 network
>> connections and my router from Verizon has IPV6 settings enabled for
>> both DHCPv6 & Staticv6 connections. I am wondering if it would be
>> possible to set up bind to run on my server with IPV6 initialized and
>> run my server using it as an IPV6 static site while they (Verizon)
>> happily use the same IPV4 installation they are already using. Could
>> this setup coexist on one machine. BTW: I am able to set up IPV6 DNS
>> thru Godaddy at their dns zone manager for my server, to point to my
>> unique IPV6 address. Only issue thereafter is where to get the proper
>> IPV6 unique addres for my machine.
>> ANY suggestions or comment are greatly appreciated.
>> john
>>
>>
>>
> Even if you get a unique IPV6 address, Verizon would have to tell the
> rest of the internet the routing to your address. And unless you get it
> from Verizon, chances are they aren't going to do it.
>
> Yes, it could coexist on one machine - but ANY IP routing is dependent
> on the next machine in the chain passing the routing information on.
> Without this, no one (not even someone else on the Verizon network) will
> be able to access your IP.
>
> Your best bet is going to be to get an IPV6 address from Verizon. But
> please remember - most internet users (and even many ISPs) are still
> using IPV4 only, and will not be able to access your site.
>
> Jerry
There's a company I heard of a few years ago that provides IPv6-over-IPv3
tunnelling. I think it's called Hurricane Electric. Look it up, see if
it fits your needs.
-- hendrik
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