Linode launches native IPv6 support

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Post by tasaro » Tue, May 03, 2011, 8:33 PM UTC

Linode launches native IPv6 support
blog.linode.com

Re: Linode launches native IPv6 support

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Post by uggedal » Tue, May 03, 2011, 8:40 PM UTC

Looks like this is somewhat dependent on their data center providers:

This will be a phased roll-out across the facilities, starting with immediate availability in Fremont, Newark in a week or so, followed by Dallas.

From the FAQ[1] page:

  Fremont, CA: Yes
  Dallas, TX:  Soon
  Atlanta, GA: No ETA
  Newark, NJ:  About a week
  London, UK:  Q4 2011

[1]: http://www.linode.com/IPv6/

Re: Linode launches native IPv6 support

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Post by mike-cardwell » Tue, May 03, 2011, 8:48 PM UTC

Native isn't available in their London DC yet. Doesn't matter though. I've been using a free IPv6 tunnel broker whos end point is less than 1ms away from my Linode:

http://tunnelbroker.net/

Re: Linode launches native IPv6 support

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Post by joeyh » Tue, May 03, 2011, 8:50 PM UTC

Wow, just one IPv6 address for free, pay for the rest.

Granted, you're paying for addresses pooled among hosts with failover, which could be well worth paying for.

But come on Linode, a single IPv6 address allocation is ridiculous.

Update: Found this post by caker (linode guy) http://forum.linode.com/viewtopic.php?t=7055&highlight=i...

He mentions a third option involving a /64, does not mention if it will cost extra:

"We'll also be rolling out support to have an entire /64 routed to one of your IPv6 Linodes, which you can then route wherever you please."

Re: Linode launches native IPv6 support

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Post by rgraham » Tue, May 03, 2011, 8:53 PM UTC

Are they just thumbing the nose at rackspace/slicehost here? I'm amused either way. They should offer a credit or discount for switching right now. I think it'd convert like mad.

Re: Linode launches native IPv6 support

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Post by remi » Tue, May 03, 2011, 8:53 PM UTC

On the same day that Slicehost announced that it will move into Rackspace because of the transition to IPv6… What are the odds?

Re: Linode launches native IPv6 support

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Post by jmillikin » Tue, May 03, 2011, 8:59 PM UTC

  > Can I get more than one IPv6 address?
  >
  > A single IPv6 address can be assigned to your Linode for free.

I hope this is a misunderstanding -- if not, it's actually a huge step backwards. The current solution for IPv6 in linode (HE tunnel to static IPv4 address) gives each node a full /64. It could be argued that this is a bit excessive, but it seems fairly typical, and lets you do useful things like serve multiple SSL sites from a single host without bothering with SNI.

Re: Linode launches native IPv6 support

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Post by marshray » Tue, May 03, 2011, 9:00 PM UTC

joeyh wrote: post #4

Wow, just one IPv6 address for free, pay for the rest. Granted, you're paying for addresses pooled among hosts with failover, which could be well worth paying for. But come on Linode, a single IPv6 address allocation is ridiculous. Update: Found this post by caker (linode guy) http://forum.linode.com/viewtopic.php?t=7055&highlight=i... He mentions a third option involving a /64, does not mention if it will cost extra…

Well they also give you a single IPv4 address, and they scale it proportionally for IPv6. This is just like having one IPv4 address times one IPv4 address times one IPv4 address times one IPv4 address.

Re: Linode launches native IPv6 support

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Post by chc » Tue, May 03, 2011, 9:13 PM UTC

remi wrote: post #6

On the same day that Slicehost announced that it will move into Rackspace because of the transition to IPv6… What are the odds?

It might be related, but from the release schedule it seems pretty clear that at most Slicehost prompted Linode to release this feature a few months earlier than planned.

Re: Linode launches native IPv6 support

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, May 03, 2011, 9:18 PM UTC

joeyh wrote: post #4

Wow, just one IPv6 address for free, pay for the rest. Granted, you're paying for addresses pooled among hosts with failover, which could be well worth paying for. But come on Linode, a single IPv6 address allocation is ridiculous. Update: Found this post by caker (linode guy) http://forum.linode.com/viewtopic.php?t=7055&highlight=i... He mentions a third option involving a /64, does not mention if it will cost extra…

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