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IPv6 configuration: /64 or /128?

Open turicas opened this issue 4 years ago • 2 comments

In docs/pages/cloud/dedicated/network_ipv6/guide.en-ca.md it says every dedicated server gets a /64 IPv6 block, but on suggested Debian configuration it has net_mask 128. I've checked my Debian servers (using OVH/Kimsufi's image) and my server IPv6 block is configured to /128 after a ip -6 addr list dev enp1s0. The docs also does not use Debian's systemd configuration (systemd is the default init system on Debian since Jessie). Between my servers inside OVH network I can ping the IPv6 addresses, but can't connect from outside using IPv6. What should I do?

turicas avatar Oct 30 '19 19:10 turicas

I'd like to add that docs/pages/cloud/vps/configure-ipv6/guide.en-gb.md also states that the prefix (or netmask) of your IPv6 block usually is 128. This is incorrect, a prefix of 64 is needed otherwise the gateway is not part of your subnet and the routing won't take place!

/cc @OVH-Team-Guides @Fracasx

0xThiebaut avatar Feb 10 '20 21:02 0xThiebaut

Thanks @0xThiebaut! That bad documentation from @OVH-Team-Guides is so bad. How can we know the prefix? I wasted too much time.

https://help.ovhcloud.com/csm/en-vps-configuring-ipv6?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0047575

The prefix (or netmask) of your IPv6 block, usually 128

Should be

The prefix (or netmask) of your IPv6 block, usually 128 or 64

xairoo avatar May 04 '24 08:05 xairoo