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Brief timeline: 1996 – Experimental IPv6 support lands in Linux kernel 2012 – World IPv6 Launch Day 2017 – IPv6 is ratified an official Internet Standard 2026 – jan.systems gets IPv6 support (major event) This website and all other services running under subdomains on my home server are now reachable over IPv6. I also set up autoconfigured IPv6 for my LAN devices for internet access. IPv6 readiness has been a TODO item for me for a very long time. Earlier attempts have been hindered by: my lack of understanding of how IPv6 works, especially Prefix Delegation, and nebulous documentation about how my network provider, DNA Finland, supports IPv6. I have two distinct approaches to IPv6 adoption, one for my home server and one for my router and LAN devices. My network rack with the server and router, happily chatting over IPv6. Server: DHCPv6, IA_NA The server has a physical interface that is directly wired to the wall. The device that's responding on the other end is a DNA Finland router.…

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