IPv6 Tunnel

There are many different ways to connect to an IPv6 network. One of the more popular ways has been to setup an IPv6 tunnel. I have listed a few methods to set one up. Keep in mind that there are many more ways to connect to an IPv6 tunnel than the ones I have listed.

• Windows
  • Terado
    • Go to hurricane electric's website (www.tunnelbroker.net) and register a new account and create a new tunnel.
    • Click on the "Example Configurations" tab and select your version of Windows.
    • Copy and paste the commands into your command prompt. You might need to be running the command prompt as administrator.
  • Gogo6
    • Sign up for a Freenet6 account at http://gogonet.gogo6.com/page/freenet6-ipv6-services.
    • Download the latest version of gogoCLIENT and install it.
    • Inside the utility, click on the "Advanced" tab and select "IPv6-in-UDP-IPv4 Tunnel (NAT Traversal)". This will allow you to connect from almost anywhere.
    • Go back to the "Basic" tab and select "Connect Using the Following Credentials"
    • Enter in your user name and password.
    • Click connect and select "Save" if a window pops up.
• Cisco IOS
  • Hurricane Electric
    • Example Configuration
      • configure terminal
      • interface Tunnel0
      • description Hurricane Electric IPv6 Tunnel Broker
      • no ip address
      • ipv6 enable
      • ipv6 address 2001:470:1f10:ec5::2/64
      • tunnel source 24.131.132.166
      • tunnel destination 209.51.181.2
      • tunnel mode ipv6ip
      • ipv6 route ::/0 Tunnel0
      • end
      • write