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cschneid

Steps I used to setup a linode service to do IPv6 hosting:

(running apache, running passenger for ruby)

1) ifconfig to get my already assigned ipv6 address

2) Setup my DNS AAAA record to point to it (for both www and blank).

3) There is no step 3. I could see ipv6 from work and home with no extra work.

I used this extension to check for ipv6 status:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hfkjfjdafcickoihmm...

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IPvFoo is much better (disclaimer: I wrote it).

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ecanpcehffngcegjma...

Oh, nice work! There really isn't much point in running an indicator if it's just doing a DNS lookup to _guess_ if you were using IPv6, it covers up mistakes too easily. So it's nice to see it done properly, and the way you show the protocols of additional hosts is really slick too.

The indicators all just being AAAA or not instead of IPv6 or not was my main complaint last time I tried what was available on Firefox, but your comment lead me to the Firefox clone of IPvFoo: IPvFox. Thanks!

How is it better?

Here are the primary reasons why IPvFoo is better:

- It doesn't send every domain you visit to a third-party server.

- It shows whether you're actually using IPv6, not just whether a AAAA record exists.

- It shows you all the page elements, not just the top level.

- It's Free Software.

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