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test-ipv6.com will stay online

157 points by throw0101d 1y ago

Recent: Retiring Test-Ipv6.com - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45481609 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45481609 - Oct 2025 (185 comments)

andrewaylett 1y ago
It's an apparently-simple site, with a greater utility than might at first meet the eye. I've found it very useful over the years, and I'm glad Jason has found someone he's happy to hand it over to. Thanks, Jason, all your efforts are much appreciated.
- lloeki 1y ago
  emphasis on "apparently simple" icanhazip.com looks even simpler on the face of it but there's always shenanigans behind the curtain: https://major.io/p/a-new-future-for-icanhazip/ https://major.io/p/a-new-future-for-icanhazip/
  - andrewaylett 1y ago
    Yes, I certainly don't intend anyone to read that I think it's actually simple.
  - fragmede 1y ago
    aw, somebody owns icanha.zip but didn't point it at them.
ck2 1y ago
less useful but vaguely related https://1.1.1.1/help https://1.1.1.1/help and even less usefull https://ipv6test.google.com https://ipv6test.google.com
- immibis 1y ago
  https://cloudflare.com/cdn-cgi/trace https://cloudflare.com/cdn-cgi/trace also tells you your IP address (but not both), and is notable because it works on any site that cloudflare attacks
anyfoo 1y ago
I use it to test connectivity in general. That it also checks whether my IPv6 stacks works correctly is basically a bonus.
lazystar 1y ago
> After announcing its retirement, many generous people and organizations offered help - thank you! The project is now transitioning to an RIR (Regional Internet Registry), which will continue running the site in the public interest. well played. threatening to turn it off on christmas was a great move, must've rattled a few cages in the industry lol.
- RadiozRadioz 1y ago
  Why would Christmas specifically be a date that would have this effect?
  - CaptainOfCoit 1y ago
    A lot of people are on vacation, so impact would most likely be larger compared to a normal day.
  - lazystar 1y ago
    No one wants to get paged on christmas and find out that they have a dependency on an external service that was turned off for good.
Spunkie 1y ago
> The project is now transitioning to an RIR (Regional Internet Registry) RIR as in the orgs responsible for managing IP blocks? Huh? What does that actually mean in the context of a website like this?
- rendx 1y ago
  RIRs also run public (web) infrastructure, and it sounds like one of them will take over this project. What's your question exactly?
  - Spunkie 1y ago
    Ah yeah, I misread/misunderstood. I though they were saying they are transitioning INTO an RIR, as in becoming an RIR themselves.
- pumplekin 1y ago
  Yes, but they run a bunch of other useful services for internet plumbers too. This would just be another "general good of the internet" service. RIPE for example run. Atlas: A cooperative service for internet reachability and measurements. - https://www.ripe.net/analyse/internet-measurements/ripe-atlas/ https://www.ripe.net/analyse/internet-measurements/ripe-atla... DNSMON: Monitor the root and TLD's and other key internet domains. Does so from many locations so as to test anycast issues. - https://dnsmon.ripe.net/ https://dnsmon.ripe.net/ RIPEStat / BGplay: Debug and examine internet reachability issues. - https://stat.ripe.net/ https://stat.ripe.net/ - https://stat.ripe.net/bgplay https://stat.ripe.net/bgplay And volunteer resources to help to run other things, like https://www.as112.net/ https://www.as112.net/ that sinks all the PTR lookups for RFC1918 that leaks to the internet, among other things.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 1y ago
  That a nonprofit entity whose mission it is to keep the Internet running smoothly decided to provide the resources needed to keep this useful service available. That doesn't seem too surprising to me and should ensure that the site can be run sustainably without burning out volunteers.
laurensr 1y ago
Meanwhile some ISPs are still not offering IPv6, such as Orange Belgium.
- CaptainOfCoit 1y ago
  According to https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html, I think it's safe to say that the majority of ISPs are not offering IPv6, and some ISPs do offer IPv6. My ISP publicly supports IPv6, but I've never gotten it to work properly, and none of the technical support I've been able to been forwarded to knows what's wrong either. Colleagues using the same ISP has the same problem, so doesn't seem to be an isolated incident. I'm sure there are more people out there in the same situation.
  - usr1106 1y ago
    If you look at the weekly profiles you'll notice that offices/companied are lagging behind private users. IT departments not willing to do anything. And IPv6 is used a lot on phones.
- ay 1y ago
  Telenet and Proximus do, so if you are in their service area, why not switch ? (Don’t know about Voo, I live in Brussels). My mobile connectivity comes via Mobile Vikings which are now part of Proximus - also IPv6 there, and I love their excellent service.
- bityard 1y ago
  For all of the bullshit that is Comcast and their ongoing mission to fully enshittify every single aspect of last-mile Internet delivery at the expense of consumers and taxpayers, I will say that at least they've had great IPv6 support for well over a decade at this point.
  - bigstrat2003 1y ago
    Yeah, I'm a Comcast customer and I'm very happy with their IPv6 support. The only things I would want different are a prefix larger than a /60 (say a /56), and the ability to have a permanently assigned prefix on my residential connection (but that's unlikely, I know). As evil as the Comcast business people are, their engineers clearly are trying to do right by customers.
ronsor 1y ago
I wonder which RIR it is. ARIN or RIPE?
- CaptainOfCoit 1y ago
  Author seems to be based in the US, and IP address of the server is Linode/RIPE, so I'm placing a five eurocent bet on RIPE.
- toast0 1y ago
  My guess would be RIPE, it would likely fit with the RIPE Atlas? But it could also be APNIC, they put out a lot of observational reports too, so it could fit with my perception of them. Maybe LACNIC or AfriNIC wants to do something to raise their profile?
nadermx 1y ago
The cost of running this vs the benefit must be huge.
IT4MD 1y ago
cheering Thanks!
throwmeaway222 1y ago
Great!

157 points by throw0101d 1y ago

Recent: Retiring Test-Ipv6.com - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45481609 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45481609 - Oct 2025 (185 comments)

andrewaylett 1y ago

It's an apparently-simple site, with a greater utility than might at first meet the eye. I've found it very useful over the years, and I'm glad Jason has found someone he's happy to hand it over to. Thanks, Jason, all your efforts are much appreciated.

lloeki 1y ago
emphasis on "apparently simple" icanhazip.com looks even simpler on the face of it but there's always shenanigans behind the curtain: https://major.io/p/a-new-future-for-icanhazip/ https://major.io/p/a-new-future-for-icanhazip/
- andrewaylett 1y ago
  Yes, I certainly don't intend anyone to read that I think it's actually simple.
- fragmede 1y ago
  aw, somebody owns icanha.zip but didn't point it at them.

ck2 1y ago

less useful but vaguely related https://1.1.1.1/help https://1.1.1.1/help and even less usefull https://ipv6test.google.com https://ipv6test.google.com

immibis 1y ago
https://cloudflare.com/cdn-cgi/trace https://cloudflare.com/cdn-cgi/trace also tells you your IP address (but not both), and is notable because it works on any site that cloudflare attacks

anyfoo 1y ago

I use it to test connectivity in general. That it also checks whether my IPv6 stacks works correctly is basically a bonus.

lazystar 1y ago

> After announcing its retirement, many generous people and organizations offered help - thank you! The project is now transitioning to an RIR (Regional Internet Registry), which will continue running the site in the public interest. well played. threatening to turn it off on christmas was a great move, must've rattled a few cages in the industry lol.

RadiozRadioz 1y ago
Why would Christmas specifically be a date that would have this effect?
- CaptainOfCoit 1y ago
  A lot of people are on vacation, so impact would most likely be larger compared to a normal day.
- lazystar 1y ago
  No one wants to get paged on christmas and find out that they have a dependency on an external service that was turned off for good.

Spunkie 1y ago

> The project is now transitioning to an RIR (Regional Internet Registry) RIR as in the orgs responsible for managing IP blocks? Huh? What does that actually mean in the context of a website like this?

rendx 1y ago
RIRs also run public (web) infrastructure, and it sounds like one of them will take over this project. What's your question exactly?
- Spunkie 1y ago
  Ah yeah, I misread/misunderstood. I though they were saying they are transitioning INTO an RIR, as in becoming an RIR themselves.
pumplekin 1y ago
Yes, but they run a bunch of other useful services for internet plumbers too. This would just be another "general good of the internet" service. RIPE for example run. Atlas: A cooperative service for internet reachability and measurements. - https://www.ripe.net/analyse/internet-measurements/ripe-atlas/ https://www.ripe.net/analyse/internet-measurements/ripe-atla... DNSMON: Monitor the root and TLD's and other key internet domains. Does so from many locations so as to test anycast issues. - https://dnsmon.ripe.net/ https://dnsmon.ripe.net/ RIPEStat / BGplay: Debug and examine internet reachability issues. - https://stat.ripe.net/ https://stat.ripe.net/ - https://stat.ripe.net/bgplay https://stat.ripe.net/bgplay And volunteer resources to help to run other things, like https://www.as112.net/ https://www.as112.net/ that sinks all the PTR lookups for RFC1918 that leaks to the internet, among other things.
tgsovlerkhgsel 1y ago
That a nonprofit entity whose mission it is to keep the Internet running smoothly decided to provide the resources needed to keep this useful service available. That doesn't seem too surprising to me and should ensure that the site can be run sustainably without burning out volunteers.

laurensr 1y ago

Meanwhile some ISPs are still not offering IPv6, such as Orange Belgium.

CaptainOfCoit 1y ago
According to https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html, I think it's safe to say that the majority of ISPs are not offering IPv6, and some ISPs do offer IPv6. My ISP publicly supports IPv6, but I've never gotten it to work properly, and none of the technical support I've been able to been forwarded to knows what's wrong either. Colleagues using the same ISP has the same problem, so doesn't seem to be an isolated incident. I'm sure there are more people out there in the same situation.
- usr1106 1y ago
  If you look at the weekly profiles you'll notice that offices/companied are lagging behind private users. IT departments not willing to do anything. And IPv6 is used a lot on phones.
ay 1y ago
Telenet and Proximus do, so if you are in their service area, why not switch ? (Don’t know about Voo, I live in Brussels). My mobile connectivity comes via Mobile Vikings which are now part of Proximus - also IPv6 there, and I love their excellent service.
bityard 1y ago
For all of the bullshit that is Comcast and their ongoing mission to fully enshittify every single aspect of last-mile Internet delivery at the expense of consumers and taxpayers, I will say that at least they've had great IPv6 support for well over a decade at this point.
- bigstrat2003 1y ago
  Yeah, I'm a Comcast customer and I'm very happy with their IPv6 support. The only things I would want different are a prefix larger than a /60 (say a /56), and the ability to have a permanently assigned prefix on my residential connection (but that's unlikely, I know). As evil as the Comcast business people are, their engineers clearly are trying to do right by customers.

ronsor 1y ago

I wonder which RIR it is. ARIN or RIPE?

CaptainOfCoit 1y ago
Author seems to be based in the US, and IP address of the server is Linode/RIPE, so I'm placing a five eurocent bet on RIPE.
toast0 1y ago
My guess would be RIPE, it would likely fit with the RIPE Atlas? But it could also be APNIC, they put out a lot of observational reports too, so it could fit with my perception of them. Maybe LACNIC or AfriNIC wants to do something to raise their profile?

nadermx 1y ago

The cost of running this vs the benefit must be huge.

IT4MD 1y ago

cheering Thanks!

throwmeaway222 1y ago

Great!