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AWS does support ipv6 everywhere; the problem is that many consumers do not (I can't access ipv6 on my current provider w/o doing work on my side, for example)

by dastbe 9y ago

AWS does support ipv6 everywhere; the problem is that many consumers do not (I can't access ipv6 on my current provider w/o doing work on my side, for example) and so the need for public ipv4 is going to continue for years. I would be really happy to have only ipv6 addresses in my VPC, as that would make connecting up multiple VPCs much easier since I know their ip space won't overlap.

jandrese 9y ago
That's new. Last time I tried to get an IPv6 address for an EC2 instance it was either impossible or you had to set up this complicated virtual network thing depending on where your EC2 instance was physically hosted.
- neuronexmachina 9y ago
  Yup, they rolled out IPv6 support across several services in January 2017: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-ipv6-update-global-support-spanning-15-regions-multiple-aws-services/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-ipv6-update-global-supp...
- dastbe 9y ago
  AWS will give each VPC a /56, and each subnet a /64 https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-ipv6-support-for-ec2-instances-in-virtual-private-clouds/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-ipv6-support-for-ec2-in... Again, the thing I would like to see is being able to either peer only ipv6 for VPCs, or have a VPC that is ipv6 only. That to me will greatly increase flexibility and simplicity if I'm ok with an ipv6-only deployment
lloeki 9y ago
The situation over here is quite the opposite, if you're using the regular plans of the major ISPs (which is most people) you have IPv6. Free ADSL, which has been providing IPv6 access via 6rd for like 10 years, even started deployment of IPv6 only DSLAMs in April. This makes the absence of IPv6 on major platforms and sites very visible. There is no excuse not to have IPv6 today, especially for market leaders, and its lack thereof is definitely a showstopper WRT services we choose to use. As an anecdote, we have seen some constantly increasing traffic over IPv6 in our logs, and our customers are definitely not on the technical side, very far from it. http://m.universfreebox.com/article/38742/Free-deploie-ses-premiers-DSLAM-entierement-IPV6 http://m.universfreebox.com/article/38742/Free-deploie-ses-p...
- compuguy 9y ago
  Here in the US, Verizon wireline has been dragging their feet on a IPv6 deployment for years.

by dastbe 9y ago

jandrese 9y ago

That's new. Last time I tried to get an IPv6 address for an EC2 instance it was either impossible or you had to set up this complicated virtual network thing depending on where your EC2 instance was physically hosted.

neuronexmachina 9y ago
Yup, they rolled out IPv6 support across several services in January 2017: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-ipv6-update-global-support-spanning-15-regions-multiple-aws-services/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-ipv6-update-global-supp...
dastbe 9y ago
AWS will give each VPC a /56, and each subnet a /64 https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-ipv6-support-for-ec2-instances-in-virtual-private-clouds/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-ipv6-support-for-ec2-in... Again, the thing I would like to see is being able to either peer only ipv6 for VPCs, or have a VPC that is ipv6 only. That to me will greatly increase flexibility and simplicity if I'm ok with an ipv6-only deployment

lloeki 9y ago

The situation over here is quite the opposite, if you're using the regular plans of the major ISPs (which is most people) you have IPv6. Free ADSL, which has been providing IPv6 access via 6rd for like 10 years, even started deployment of IPv6 only DSLAMs in April. This makes the absence of IPv6 on major platforms and sites very visible. There is no excuse not to have IPv6 today, especially for market leaders, and its lack thereof is definitely a showstopper WRT services we choose to use. As an anecdote, we have seen some constantly increasing traffic over IPv6 in our logs, and our customers are definitely not on the technical side, very far from it. http://m.universfreebox.com/article/38742/Free-deploie-ses-premiers-DSLAM-entierement-IPV6 http://m.universfreebox.com/article/38742/Free-deploie-ses-p...

compuguy 9y ago
Here in the US, Verizon wireline has been dragging their feet on a IPv6 deployment for years.