6to4 tunneling using a cable modem

[Richard Draves]

The advantage of using 6to4 is that when your IPv4 address changes, you
don't have to contact a tunnel broker to change your tunnel. You make all
the required configuration changes locally. The disadvantage of using 6to4
in this situation is that your IPv6 prefix changes so you have to renumber.

Rich

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian E Carpenter [mailto:brian@hursley.ibm.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 5:54 AM
> To: Spark
> Cc: Daniel Morgan; 6bone@ISI.EDU
> Subject: Re: 6to4 tunneling using a cable modem
> 
> 
> Right. I don't think 6to4 has any special advantage if your 
> IPv4 address is dynamic.
> Better to find a tunnel broker.
> 
>   Brian
> 
> Spark wrote:
> > 
> > Hi Daniel,
> > 
> > Basically whay you need is just an IP connection to the 
> Internet to setup
> > your tunnel. So a cable modem should be fine.
> > 
> > I use linux for my hookup to 6bone and it does the job well.
> > 
> > To get a tunnel i suggest to look at www.freenet6.net, they 
> offer tunnels
> > to individual users and they provide a sample install 
> script to configure
> > it..
> > 
> > The drawback is that you have to request a new tunnel each 
> time your ip
> > changes..
> > 
> > Hope this helps..
> > 
> > Greetings,
> > 
> > Hugo
> > 
> > Daniel Morgan wrote:
> > 
> > > I'm interested in learning IPv6, and it seems the best 
> way to learn it
> > > is to use it.  Thus, I have several questions about 6to4 
> tunneling.
> > >
> > > Can a home user using a cable modem that only assigns a 
> dynamic IPv4
> > > address be used in 6to4 tunneling?  My cable internet is 
> provided by
> > > Road Runner.
> > >
> > > What is the easiest operating system to do IPv6 with: 
> FreeBSD, Linux,
> > > Solaris, or Windows NT?
> > > I will assume, for the moment, that Linux is the easiest 
> since so much
> > > code and information is available for it, but you can 
> prove me wrong.
> > >
> > > How do I enable 6to4 support in Linux to work with a cable modem?
> > >
> > > And I guess the most important question is how do I get a 
> IPv6 address
> > > connected somehow to the 6BONE?
> > >
> > > Is there any ISPs willing to provide a IPv6 address to a 
> home user in
> > > the southeastern United States?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > > Daniel Morgan
> > > danmorg@sc.rr.com
> > 
> > --
> > Hugo Trippaers
> > HT2-6BONE
> > spark@knoware.nl
>