Subj : Re: Comcast & IPv6
To   : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Bill McGarrity
Date : Mon May 12 2014 11:29:00

-=> Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Bill McGarrity <=-

Hiya Michiel...

 MvV> On Monday May 12 2014 09:00, you wrote to me:

 BM> I stopped bt the url you suggested and low and behold..

 BM> Your IP address is 174.57.205.118 Your CMTS is ready for IPv6.

 MvV> CMTS = Cable Modem Termination System.  Their end of the pipe.

 MvV> So they say they are ready for IPv6. Your SB6141 should also be ready.
 MvV> So my guess is that:

 MvV> 1) It is your router that is not IPv6 ready


It's the router... it's a Cisco E3000

 MvV> Or

 MvV> 2) Your computer is not IPv6 ready. All windows versions from XP up are
 MvV> IPv6 ready, but for XP you must enable it.

I'm running Server2008 Enterprise... it says it's IPv6 ready.. :)


 MvV> What happens if you open up a command window and type:  "ipconfig" ?

says:
..
IPv6 address: 2002:ae39:cd76:0:89a0:1f59:d57d:61da
Link-local IPv6: fe80::89a0:1f59:d57d:61da%10
IPv4 Address: 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: fe80::6a7f:74ff:fec4:3c75%10
... 192.168.1.1
Tunnel Adapter Local Area Connection* 8:

Media State: Media disconncted
Connection-specific DNS Sffix: 


 BM> As I said, it's not soemthing that's at the top of my list right
 BM> now... but I know it will be needed one day.

 MvV> You don't know what you are missing...

Ignorance is bliss sometimes... :)

 BM> Thanks for the info!!

 MvV> You'r welcome.

:)


Bill

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