Linode launches native IPv6 support

Wow, just one IPv6 address for free, pay for the rest.<p>Granted, you're paying for addresses pooled among hosts with failover, which could be well worth paying for.<p>But come on Linode, a single IPv6 address allocation is ridiculous.<p>Update: Found this post by caker (linode guy) <a href="http://forum.linode.com/viewtopic.php?t=7055&#38;highlight=ipv6" rel="nofollow">http://forum.linode.com/viewtopic.php?t=7055&#38;highlight=i...</a><p>He mentions a third option involving a /64, does not mention if it will cost extra:<p>"We'll also be rolling out support to have an entire /64 routed to one of your IPv6 Linodes, which you can then route wherever you please."

<p><pre><code> &#62; Can I get more than one IPv6 address? &#62; &#62; A single IPv6 address can be assigned to your Linode for free. </code></pre> 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 SSL sites from a single host without bothering with SNI.

Looks like this is somewhat dependent on their data center providers:<p><i>This will be a phased roll-out across the facilities, starting with immediate availability in Fremont, Newark in a week or so, followed by Dallas.</i><p>From the FAQ[1] page:<p><pre><code> Fremont, CA: Yes Dallas, TX: Soon Atlanta, GA: No ETA Newark, NJ: About a week London, UK: Q4 2011 </code></pre> [1]: <a href="http://www.linode.com/IPv6/" rel="nofollow">http://www.linode.com/IPv6/</a>

I'm really glad to see IPv6. I dearly love Linode. But only one address?

On the same day that Slicehost announced that it will move into Rackspace because of the transition to IPv6… What are the odds?

Not so subtle dig at slicehost/rackspace... "Does this affect existing and new Linodes? Nope. Not at all. No forced migrations here. "

Native isn't available in their London DC yet. Doesn't matter though. I've been using a free IPv6 tunnel broker whos end point is less than 1ms away from my Linode:<p><a href="http://tunnelbroker.net/" rel="nofollow">http://tunnelbroker.net/</a>

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.

While the geek in me thinks this is really super cool, the realist in me wonders why on earth I would need an IPV6 address _now_. All though we're "out" of IPV4 addresses, no hosting company has run out (I can still get all the IPV4 based VPS's &#38; dedicated servers I want). Maybe I care 4 years from now, but I'm not sure I really care now... except it is really cool.

Are they just thumbing the nose at rackspace/slicehost here? I'm amused either way. They should offer a credit or discount for switching right now. I think it'd convert like mad.

That is awesome news!

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