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We testing with a machine on our office network (and also on ADSL lines) how our services would work just using just native IPv6.
In 2011 we tested a computer on our office network (and also on ADSL lines) to see how our services would work just using just native IPv6.
We used an apple laptop, and disabled IPv4 and enabled IPv6. -we suspect similar results on an ADSL line - we'll test this later on.
We used an Apple laptop, disabled IPv4 and enabled IPv6. We suspect similar results on an ADSL line - we'll test this later on.
We want to ensure that all our services work over IPv6. This page has our progress and notes.
We want to ensure that all our services work over IPv6. This page has our progress and notes. (it all worked!)


Here are some of the results:
Here are some of the results:
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**AAISP Ticketing System (email based)
**AAISP Ticketing System (email based)
**FireBrick
**FireBrick
***FireBrick 2500, 2700 and 6000 all support IPv6 by default
***FireBrick models all support IPv6 by default


*'''IPv6 access to other resources on the Internet'''
*'''IPv6 access to other resources on the Internet'''
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**Gmail (using Thunderbird)
**Gmail (using Thunderbird)
There will be lots of other places...
There will be lots of other places...

==Not Working (yet)==
*AAISP Ideas site (this is run by a third party though we have [http://useridea.rc.idea.informer.com/proj/?ia=14141 requested it])


=2014-06-06=
=2014-06-06=
On 6 June 2014 there is a campaign to turn off IPv4 for the day! see:
On 6 June 2014 there was a campaign to turn off IPv4 for the day! see:
[https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/IT_professionals_worldwide_Turn_off_the_Legacy_IP_Protocol_IPv4_for_the_day_of_06th_June_2014 secure.avaaz.org]
[https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/IT_professionals_worldwide_Turn_off_the_Legacy_IP_Protocol_IPv4_for_the_day_of_06th_June_2014 secure.avaaz.org]


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===How to test===
===How to test===
We have 2 IP test web pages:
We have 2 IP test web pages:
*http://ip4.help.me.uk
*https://ip4.help.me.uk
*http://ip6.help.me.uk
*https://ip6.help.me.uk


Each will return your corresponding IP address.
Each will return your corresponding IP address.


If you get bored looking for IPv6 websites, there is always http://loopsofzen.co.uk to keep you occupied.
If you get bored looking for IPv6 websites, there is always https://loopsofzen.co.uk to keep you occupied.


[[Category:IPv6]]
[[Category:IPv6]]
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