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Linode launches native IPv6 support

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Re: Linode launches native IPv6 support

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Considering Linode's main datacenter is he.net in Fremont, CA I don't see why they are billing for ipv6 as it's free for them. Also he.net in fremont has ridiculously cheap bandwidth and colo pricing with routes a bit better than cogent which isn't really saying much.

Their 'main' datacenter? All 5 DCs are actively used. In fact, if any DC were to be called their main DC, I suppose it would be the Softlayer (formerly The Planet) DC in Dallas.

Re: Linode launches native IPv6 support

#52

> 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…

I'm actually puzzled by all the Linode-bashing here. I'm not personally a Linode customer (or associated with them in any way) but this seems like a good thing.

To my knowledge (and I may have missed something) Linode is one of the first VPS providers to do IPV6. So I thought this was awesome.

If lots of other VPS providers start doing IPV6, and don't charge for a /64, or charge less than Linode does, Linode will have to change their fees or lose customers. But until that happens, why bash Linode for an as-yet unspecified charge?

Re: Linode launches native IPv6 support

#53

> 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…

No only does HE give you a full /64, but they'll also route you an entire /48 if you click the "allocate" button on the tunnel properties page.
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