08-09

Published on 2016-08-09 23:19


Computers and Clients

Category Computers and Clients


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Tags OpenVZ Hurricane Electric IPv6 VPS
Illustration for Configuring Hurricane Electric IPv6 Tunnel on OpenVZ, Enabling the Entire Address Pool and Using it Alongside Native IPv6

Configuring Hurricane Electric IPv6 Tunnel on OpenVZ, Enabling the Entire Address Pool and Using it Alongside Native IPv6

AlphaRacks is a cost-effective hosting provider, offering VPS with 1 CPU, 512MB RAM, and 10GB storage for just $9.9/year. However, this provider is quite stingy with IPv6 addresses, requiring users to justify their need for IPv6. It's said they provide up to 20 addresses? But they may not allocate the full amount. For example, when I explained I needed IPv6 to serve IPv6-only users, the provider replied: We've added 1 IPv6 address to your VPS. A single IPv6 address is insufficient for my needs. Fortunately, Hurricane Electric in the US offers IPv6 tunneling services , providing each user with 5 tunnels. Each tunnel includes a /64 address pool, and users can instantly activate a /48 address pool with one click. Despite this generous service, using it on OpenVZ VPS requires extra effort....