Static ipv6 IP addresses for business accounts?

[ianc01]

Hi Everyone,

I am curious about getting static IPv6 IP addresses. I presently have a business account through Shaw/Rogers (had the account before Rogers and Shaw merged) and I have an IPv4 static IP that I am getting with this account.

Does Rogers/Shaw assign static IPv6 IPs to customers on business plans? If they do, would I already get a static IPv6 address since I am getting an IPv4 address with my account? Or would I have to pay for an IPv6 address separate than the IPv4 address.

I have a web server so I need to have a static IP address. I have the CODA-5810 modem and have set it up to use my assigned IPv4 address. I do not see a section to set up an IPv6 address (like you can for static IPv4 addresses) for the WAN section. I can only see a section about IPv6 Inbound Firewall Settings through the Security menu.

Just curious to know because I have set up my DNS records for my websites with the A record using my IPv4 static address. I know you can also set up DNS records to use the AAAA records when using IPv6.

Also, many of the packages that I have on my server(s) can be set up with IPv6 settings.

Thanks for any information.

Ian

[mdk]

@ianc01 -- since you have a business account with a static IPv4 address, just rely on the fact that the Rogers cable-modem can do "6-to-4" translation, and vice-versa.  

C:\Users\Local>   tracert www.microsoft.com

Tracing route to e13678.dscb.akamaiedge.net [2600:140a:1000:386::356e]
1  1 ms 1 ms <1 ms 2604:3d08:2682:f100:1e9d:72ff:fe75:f848
2  26 ms 9 ms 9 ms 2604:3d08:0:15::1
3     9 ms 9 ms 9 ms 2604:3d00:f000::6c
4 * * ^C

Thus, my cable-modem is fully-compatible with IPv6, and Rogers network is also fully capable of IPv6.

So, is there a reason for you to use IPv6 for your web-server? Advertise your IPv4 "A" record, and people on the Internet will use it to connect to your static IPv4 address, and through your local network to your web-server.