ADSL Trial FAQ and Guide

The IPv6 Broadband Trial allows Internode customers to test and gain experience with IPv6 using their existing Internode ADSL service.

What will this give me?

• Your existing IPv4 address (if static) and route(s)
• A dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 PPP session
• A dynamic /64 IPv6 prefix for your PPP session
• A stable /60 IPv6 prefix for your LAN (if you are using a router with Prefix Delegation)

Traffic Metering

While you are using the IPv6 Broadband Trial, any IPv4 traffic which is currently unmetered will continue to be unmetered.

Internode does not un-meter any IPv6 traffic at the moment. All IPv6 traffic will be counted towards your quota. Some sites that are unmetered for IPv4 may offer IPv6 sites. Please ensure you are using the IPv4 site if you want your traffic to be unmetered.

Current list of IPv4 unmetered sites.

How do I use it?

Simply change the realm in your username from "@internode.on.net" to "@ipv6.internode.on.net" on your Internet router.

How do I stop using it?

Simply change the realm in your username from "@ipv6.internode.on.net" back to "@internode.on.net" on your Internet router.

Does Internode support this?

The IPv6 Broadband Trial is not a supported Internode product. If you experience any issues while trialling the IPv6 service please change your username back to @internode.on.net before reporting any faults. Internode's Helpdesk will not assist with IPv6 related configuration faults at this time.

You can submit bug reports or feedback on this trial service to Internode via email to ipv6-feedback@internode.on.net

Will my IPv6 address change?

At the moment during the Trial, the IPv6 link address on your Access Device will be dynamic and will change each time you connect to the service. Currently the addresses assigned via Prefix Delegation for your LAN will be stable. It is likely these addresses will change at some point during the Beta.

IMPORTANT: Addresses allocated during this trial will NOT be carried forward into production. Please do not ask for this to be done as we will be unable to do so.

Who can use it? ADSL, Dialup, Ethernet?

The Broadband Trial is currently only for Internode ADSL customers. Ethernet customers can obtain IPv6 connectivity by calling Corporate Sales.

What can I do with IPv6?

Most Google services are accessible via IPv6 if you are using the IPv6 Broadband Trial DNS resolvers.

We also have a page with some other IPv6 websites that you can try out.

IPv6 DNS servers and Google

• The IPv6 Broadband Beta has enabled use of Google via IPv6 for Internode customers (see http://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/ for details). You may notice that Google is slightly slower via the Broadband Beta while Google continues to roll out IPv6 support around the world.
• These IPv6 Broadband DNS resolvers will be automatically offered to your Access Device for the duration of the trial. By default most Google services will be accessed via IPv6 when using these resolvers.
• The IPv6 Broadband Beta DNS resolvers are:
• 192.231.203.150
• 192.231.203.151
• 2001:44b8:1::6
• 2001:44b8:2::6
• With the exception of Google DNS lookups, these DNS resolvers perform identically to the standard Internode production DNS resolvers. The beta resolvers will be disabled at the conclusion of the trial.

Can reverse DNS be delegated to my name server?

The Delegation of reverse DNS will not be available for the addresses assigned through the IPv6 Broadband Trial.

How do hosts on my LAN obtain globally routed IPv6 addresses?

Your IPv6 Access Device/router should assign /64 subnets to it's interfaces after it obtains a DHCPv6 PD lease. It should then offer the prefix to your hosts via IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration. In more complicated setups you may choose to use DHCPv6 as well.

Which Access Device’s will work with the IPv6 Broadband Trial?

Several Access Devices are now available that list IPv6 as one of their features. So far, the support with some Access Devices appears to be too limited to work with the IPv6 Broadband trial.

Here is a summary of the feedback we have received for Access Devices with some IPv6 features:

Access Device	Software
Cisco	Poor ADSL support on 12.3 and earlier; Ok on 12.4+
D-Link DIR-825	No ADSL, DHCPv6 doesn't work via PPPoE
Linksys WRVS4400N	No ADSL, DHCPv6 doesn't work via PPPoE
Open-WRT Router	Download IPv6 Software

This table will be updated as we receive feedback during the trial, you may want to check periodically for further details.

IPv6 access is also possible by placing an ADSL access device into 'Bridge Mode' and using IPv6 over PPPoE directly on a personal computer.

IPv6 PPPoE support is available in current versions of Macintosh OS X, Microsoft Windows, and most versions of Linux.

Internode is not able to provide customers with helpdesk level configuration support for IPv6 Access Devices or personal computers as a part of this trial.

Note that direct Internet access using a 'bridging' access device combined with PPPoE on a personal computer bypasses any security/firewall features of your ADSL access device, and should only be done if you are comfortable that the security and firewall settings on your personal computer are appropriate for this access method.

Why has the latency increased for my Internet session?

The trial is being run on equipment located in Sydney and Adelaide. If you are not located in Sydney or Adelaide you will experience higher latency for IPv4 and IPv6.

Feedback

To provide feedback or report a bug on the IPv6 Broadband Trial, please email Ipv6-feedback@internode.com.au