[RndTbl] Roundtable Digest, Vol 137, Issue 1

Sun May 1 12:10:57 CDT 2016

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>   1. IPv6 in Manitoba (Vijay Sankar)
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> Date: Sun, 01 May 2016 10:55:51 -0500
> From: Vijay Sankar <vsankar at foretell.ca>
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> Subject: [RndTbl] IPv6 in Manitoba
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> I have had an IPv6 tunnel working through Hurricane Electric since 2011
or
> so but increasingly it is not usable due to changes in security stances
at
> the destination sites. Ideally I would like to have a /48 subnet with
> addresses that allow use of DNS etc.. Checked with tech support at MTS
and
> Shaw but both said IPv6 is not available through them.
>
> So I am wondering what others are doing. Really appreciate any advice or
> suggestions about IPv6 providers in Winnipeg.
>
> Thank you very much,
>
> Vijay
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> Vijay Sankar, M.Eng., P.Eng.
> ForeTell Technologies Limited
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> Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 11:17:17 -0500
> From: Robert Keizer <robert at keizer.ca>
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> Subject: Re: [RndTbl] IPv6 in Manitoba
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> Sixxs , provides for free tunnels and subnets on an as needed basis from
> multiple different isps.
> On May 1, 2016 10:56 AM, "Vijay Sankar" <vsankar at foretell.ca> wrote:
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>> I have had an IPv6 tunnel working through Hurricane Electric since 2011
>> or
>> so but increasingly it is not usable due to changes in security stances
>> at
>> the destination sites. Ideally I would like to have a /48 subnet with
>> addresses that allow use of DNS etc.. Checked with tech support at MTS
>> and
>> Shaw but both said IPv6 is not available through them.
>>
>> So I am wondering what others are doing. Really appreciate any advice or
>> suggestions about IPv6 providers in Winnipeg.
>>
>> Thank you very much,
>>
>> Vijay
>>
>> Vijay Sankar, M.Eng., P.Eng.
>> ForeTell Technologies Limited
>> vsankar at foretell.ca
>> <https://server3.foretell.ca/post/imp/dynamic.php?page=mailbox#>
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> Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 11:19:41 -0500
> From: Adam Thompson <athompso at athompso.net>
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> Subject: Re: [RndTbl] IPv6 in Manitoba
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> So far as I know, Les.net and VOI are the only providers in the Winnipeg
> are currently providing IPv6 all the way to individual customers.
>
> Les can only do direct customer connections in a fairly limited area of
> downtown, but there's multiple ways to reach his network.
>
> MTS and Shaw *will* do IPv6 (and BGP), but only on fiber.
>
> You may have to install a router at Les.net and do your own VPN tunnel
> to there (for both IPv4 and IPv6, if you want).  Les peers with Shaw at
> 10Gbps, so performance should be acceptable if you're on a Shaw cable
> modem locally.
>
> -Adam
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> On 2016-05-01 10:55, Vijay Sankar wrote:
>> I have had an IPv6 tunnel working through Hurricane Electric since
>> 2011 or so but increasingly it is not usable due to changes in
>> security stances at the destination sites. Ideally I would like to
>> have a /48 subnet with addresses that allow use of DNS etc.. Checked
>> with tech support at MTS and Shaw but both said IPv6 is not available
>> through them.
>>
>> So I am wondering what others are doing. Really appreciate any advice
>> or suggestions about IPv6 providers in Winnipeg.
>>
>> Thank you very much,
>>
>> Vijay
>>
>> Vijay Sankar, M.Eng., P.Eng.
>> ForeTell Technologies Limited
>> vsankar at foretell.ca
>> <https://server3.foretell.ca/post/imp/dynamic.php?page=mailbox#>
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Thank you very much Robert and Adam for your advice. I use both Shaw and
MTS but don't have fiber connectivity -- just vDSL, ADSL, and Cable modems.
So will contact les.net andtake the next steps.

Thanks again,

Vijay
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Vijay Sankar, M.Eng., P.Eng.
ForeTell Technologies Limited
vsankar at foretell.ca
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