Internet2 IPv6 update
I just got back from the Spring '08 Internet2 Member Meeting. Internet2 has routed IPv6 across their backbone since 2001, but until recently they hadn't enabled it on their services (dns, www, mail, etc). In recent weeks, that's started to change.
In the past, Internet2 has IPv6 enabled only on a few test machines (their CoManage SP and InCommon's IdP). At the Member Meeting, they enabled IPv6 on one of their authoritative DNS servers (dns2.internet2.edu). They plan to v6-enable their other authoritative server next week. And they're talking about v6-enabling their incoming mail server in a few months. Oh, and the Internet2 IPv6 Working Group home page is now reachable over IPv6.
In the closing session, Internet2 invited John Curran, the chair of ARIN, on-stage to discuss the need to transition to IPv6. You can get his slides or watch the video of his talk (it starts at 17:40).
So congrats to I2 for starting to use (as opposed to just route) IPv6.
Now if they could only get reverse DNS setup....
In the past, Internet2 has IPv6 enabled only on a few test machines (their CoManage SP and InCommon's IdP). At the Member Meeting, they enabled IPv6 on one of their authoritative DNS servers (dns2.internet2.edu). They plan to v6-enable their other authoritative server next week. And they're talking about v6-enabling their incoming mail server in a few months. Oh, and the Internet2 IPv6 Working Group home page is now reachable over IPv6.
In the closing session, Internet2 invited John Curran, the chair of ARIN, on-stage to discuss the need to transition to IPv6. You can get his slides or watch the video of his talk (it starts at 17:40).
So congrats to I2 for starting to use (as opposed to just route) IPv6.
Now if they could only get reverse DNS setup....
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I v6-enabled the college I worked for in the UK some years ago (www.ne-worcs.ac.uk), and now it supports IPv6 for all services where possible - including web, dns and eduroam (network access for visitors from other institutions). Mail was until recently v6-enabled, which changed with the introduction of Exchange (sadly).
Apparently JANET(UK) is working on including v6-support for all its services, for example the radius servers that power eduroam that are currently only v4-accessible.
Interesting. One of my colleagues, Rich Cropp, did some work eith eduroam a few years ago. He had his RADIUS server IPv6-enabled, but ran into difficulties with other schools.
Doesn't the new Exchange (2007?) support IPv6 ?
IPv6 is supported in Exchange 2007 SP1 with the caveat that it requires Windows Server 2008. At the time of installation we were running Server 2003 R2 because 2008 was not available, let alone tested in-house. To my knowledge they are still running Server 2003 R2.
I remember asking about IPv6 support in the JANET eduroam NRPS and was told it was something they are looking to introduce, but there was no timescale for it.
I also brought up the question of IPv6 services up with JANET and was informed that they were still deciding whether or not they would make IPv6 a requirement for their services (such as eduroam).
I have done a bit more digging and found out that there are only 2 domains under ac.uk. that have IPv6 glue - cam.ac.uk (Cambridge University) and ne-worcs.ac.uk (North East Worcestershire College - my previous workplace). Of course this does not negate the possibility of sites listing domains in zones other than .ac.uk. which have AAAA records, but I imagine the number of which is close to zero.
I determined this by obtaining a zone transfer from one of the authoritative servers for .ac.uk. using IPv6 (sunic.sunet.se).
$ grep AAAA ac.uk.zone
authdns0.csx.cam.ac.uk. 86400 IN AAAA 2001:630:200:8080::d:a0
authdns1.csx.cam.ac.uk. 86400 IN AAAA 2001:630:200:8120::d:a1
hades.ne-worcs.ac.uk. 86400 IN AAAA 2001:630:1c0:0:212:219:188:73
hermes.ne-worcs.ac.uk. 86400 IN AAAA 2001:630:1c0:0:212:219:188:66
As we discussed on IRC, this isn't the whole story. Most .ac.uk domains use one of the JANET servers, all of which are IPv6-enabled.
I made a list of .ac.uk domains which have IPv6-enabled authoritative servers other JANET's:
University of Cambridge
University of Liverpool
the association for photography in higher education
Essex Adult Community Learning
Franciscan International Study Centre
Council for British Archaeology
Defence Sixth Form College
Institute for Optimum Nutrition
London School of Jewish Studies
The Restoration Appearance & Function Trust
Sarum College
Strategic Forum for Research in Education
Smith Institute
The Southern Theological Education and Training Scheme
Universities' Collaboration in eLearning (UCEL)
College of Emergency Medicine
North East Worcestershire College
Pendleton College
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Assessment Network
Engage Initiative
IPv6 Trials on UK Academic Networks (UKERNA)
OMII-UK
The University of Westminster
M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries
JANET also appears to have IPv6-enabled much of their public-facing services: Their NTP servers (ntp[0-3].ja.net), their authoritative DNS servers (ns[0-4,10].ja.net), and www.janet.net are all IPv6-enabled. All that's left are their MX servers.