IPv6 x 2

[kjwcode]

Initially I spun up one Linode in the US and one in the UK. I wasn't too surprised that the UK Linode didn't have IPv6, but I set out to find another one that did. I gave their Tokyo data center a shot, but came up empty there as well. Finally I checked their IPv6 page and found the best I could do for the moment was one in the eastern US. Now I've got us0 and us1, as far south and east as I can get them. I'll keep an eye on the IPv6 page and push another to whichever of London or Tokyo gets IPv6 first.

I don't have IPv6 at home yet (and knowing Shaw, won't for another decade) and Carat is still working on some IPv6 deployment issues, so it's good to have two well-connected machines with v6 to play on.

Comments

[http://openid.netinertia.co.uk/jamesog]

If you want to use another IPv6-enabled host I can give you a shell on my FreeBSD box in London.

[http://openid.netinertia.co.uk/jamesog]

... and happy to run services from that box for you if you want :-)

[kjwcode]

I've got what I need in the existing two VPSs, but thank you for the offer! My intent with pushing out to London or Tokyo eventually is that having a box in those areas is very occasionally useful for testing stuff for work. If someone e-mails support saying they can't reach our sites it is helpful to tell the support team that I'm able to access them from all points North America plus an international point. It doesn't prove the complainant isn't having problems, of course, but does convince them the issue isn't my doing. :)

[http://openid.netinertia.co.uk/jamesog]

The offer's open if you ever need it :-)

And I know what you mean - I use my London and German colos for testing things at work occasionally - usually if I'm making major DNS or firewall changes.