This tutorial is about how to configure IPv6 address in major operating systems.
Step 0. Obtain your IPv6 address
- Find your server in "My Products" and click in control panel
- Click Network Button
- You can now see your IPv6 address and gateway, you may add or delete an IPv6 address.
Step 1#1. Configure your IPv6 address in Debian / Ubuntu
a. Edit /etc/network/interfaces
You may use your favourite text editor to open the file. For example VIM.
vim /etc/network/interfaces
Add the following codes to the end, change the part in red.
Please note that the interface name may be ens3, the actual name is shown in existing lines.
iface eth0 inet6 static address Your_IPv6_Address netmask 54 gateway Your_IPv6_Gateway
b. Restart network
systemctl restart network.service
Your IPv6 should be working now.
Step 1#2. Configure your IPv6 address in CentOS / Fedora
a. Edit /etc/sysconfig/network
vim /etc/sysconfig/network
Add the following line to the end:
NETWORKING_IPV6=yes
b. Edit intereface file
vim /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
Please note that the interface name may not be eth0, please change it to the actual name.
Add the following lines to the end, please change the red part accordingly:
IPV6INIT=yes IPV6ADDR=Your_IPv6_Address/54 IPV6_DEFAULTGW=Your_IPv6_Gateway
c. Restart Network
service network restart
Your IPv6 should be working now.
Step 2. Test IPv6 Connection
An easy way is to ping other IPv6 Address.
ping6 ipv6.google.com
