[c-nsp] New IPv6 BGP peer on a pure IPv4 network

Mike Leber mleber at he.net
Tue Dec 2 13:13:38 EST 2008


Hi, if your transit provider doesn't already run native IPv6 you can get
a tunnel at tunnelbroker.net, and you can request BGP via a request BGP
tunnel command once you are logged in.

Once you have IPv6 connectivity established (either native IPv6 or via a
tunnel from anybody) if you want a self teaching procedural guide where
you can setup and test various IPv6 services (HTTP, SMTP, reverse DNS,
forward DNS, host record glue) then you might checkout our free IPv6
certification service at:

http://ipv6.he.net/certification

It's a bit tongue in cheek and meant to be sort of like entertainment
with education for engineers (for example the certification ranks are
from "Newb" to "Sage").  By the time you are done you are done IPv6
won't seem weird.  (In fact, you'll probably be thinking "that's it?!")

We are still adding tests and content as people suggest ideas, so if you
run through it and see a gap you'd like covered, let me know.

Mike.

Ziv Leyes wrote:
> Hi all,
> I know this has probably been asked a thousand times. I'm not asking for answers, only for directions on where to start from.
> I have a network with three 7200VXR routers running C7200-IS-M Ver. 12.4(13b)
> We run a few BGP uplink peers and we're uplink providers to a few many other customers BGP peers, all this in a IPv4 only environment.
> I knew this day will come soon, it's like a nightmare above our heads.
> One of our biggest customers peer is requiring us to set a IPv6 peer with them.
> I need some help in founding any information I need in order to make it work (Hardware, IOS, BGP configuration, IPv4$B"+"*(BIPv6 mixing, consequences, tradeoffs, etc) I have no clue about IPv6, I only know it's a darn big range and a very weird and impossible to remember addresses format (HEXA?).
> We still don't have our own IPv6 range, we need to apply for one on RIPE, we don't know which one of our uplink providers support IPv6 either$B!D(B
> Will we be able to perform this task by ourselves or with the lack of knowledge/experience will be better to call someone that knows the job?
> Perhaps Hank?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Ziv
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