IPv6 test sites

mplanquart

I created ipv6.getmyip.com to test my IPv6 connectivity.
It only has an AAAA record and it only returns your IPv6 address if your IPv6 stack is working properly (otherwise it doesn't return anything).

It works great with curl (which is the main reason I built it).

tyn

For rudimentary testing of ipv6 connectivity I found a couple simple public ipv6 addresses that can be used in the pfsense Diagnostics/Ping and Traceroute pages:

(OpenDNS) 2620:0:ccd::2 and 2620:0:ccc::2
(Google) 2001:4860:4860::8888 and 2001:4860:4860::8844

JKnott

@tyn

For simple testing, I just ping ipv6.google.com. Easy to remember.

asansanwal

@cmb A complete platform for testing ipv6 connection, websites, dual stack etc. https://ipv6.systems

JKnott

@asansanwal said in IPv6 test sites:

@cmb A complete platform for testing ipv6 connection, websites, dual stack etc. https://ipv6.systems

Hmmm...

your Primary IP type is ipv6
You are connecting from Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
your ISP is Rogers Communications Canada Inc.

your Secondary IP type is ipv4
Secondary connection is from Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada L4T 1A1
your secondary ISP is Rogers Communications Canada Inc.

My ISP is Rogers, but the head end I'm connected to is located in Mississauga, Ontario. I wonder how I manage to be connecting from 2 different locations, neither of which is the one closest to me. Their Etobicoke (west end of Toronto) office is fairly small and I'm not sure of where the Scarborough (east end of Toronto) office is located.

johnpoz

Why does this seem like spam to me.. Why does someone join a site just to advertise some site - other than just spam!!!

I wouldn't hit that site with your ____ if you know what I mean!

There is one thing if you have user X that has been here in the community, and then there is a thread that says hey where do you test Y.. suggesting a site, and then there is accounts that join, and same instant suggest go X.. I should just delete and ban this account.. But its not from IN, so will give the benefit of doubt... For now.

lohphat

@ifloris said in IPv6 test sites:

http://ipv6-speedtest.net

Dead domain, now a redirect to install browser extensions. Caution.

JKnott

@lohphat

Speedtest supports IPv6, provided it's on a server that does. My ISP has a few speedtest sites and they support it. I've verified that with Wireshark.

lohphat

@jknott But that's not what I got when I first tried the URL, I got a domain parked message and a link to install a browser plugin. I copied and pasted the URL.

JKnott

@lohphat

I guess you missed my point. I have no idea about that link you provided, as I only go to speedtest.net and usually choose a site run by my ISP.

johnpoz

domains with stuff with - and then some common normal domain are almost always just crap..

I tried to hit that domain via just wget and get a 403 error after a 302 redirection

user@NewUC:/tmp$ wget ipv6-speedtest.net
--2022-01-14 07:51:56--  http://ipv6-speedtest.net/
Resolving ipv6-speedtest.net (ipv6-speedtest.net)... 103.224.182.239
Connecting to ipv6-speedtest.net (ipv6-speedtest.net)|103.224.182.239|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: http://ww38.ipv6-speedtest.net/ [following]
--2022-01-14 07:51:57--  http://ww38.ipv6-speedtest.net/
Resolving ww38.ipv6-speedtest.net (ww38.ipv6-speedtest.net)... 13.248.148.254, 76.223.26.96
Connecting to ww38.ipv6-speedtest.net (ww38.ipv6-speedtest.net)|13.248.148.254|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 403 Forbidden
2022-01-14 07:51:57 ERROR 403: Forbidden.

JKnott

@johnpoz

One exception is ipv6.google.com. If you don't have IPv6, you can't reach it.

johnpoz

@jknott that is not a ipv6-google now is it ;) That is just a google fqdn..

ipv6-google is a domain while ipv6.google is a host in the google domain.

That fqdn ipv6-speedtest doesn't even have AAAA.

jhg

@iFloris said in IPv6 test sites:

http://ipv6-speedtest.net

Site is gone (domain parked ad)

JKnott

@johnpoz said in IPv6 test sites:

That fqdn ipv6-speedtest doesn't even have AAAA.

If you run a packet capture, you'll likely find it uses both IPv4 and IPv6, if available.

johnpoz

@JKnott well your not talking to that domain via IPv6 on the get go that is for sure

; <<>> DiG 9.16.50 <<>> ipv6-speedtest.net AAAA
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 6775
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 1232
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;ipv6-speedtest.net.            IN      AAAA

;; Query time: 112 msec
;; SERVER: 192.168.3.10#53(192.168.3.10)
;; WHEN: Mon Apr 22 10:13:06 Central Daylight Time 2024
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 47

And as mentioned, that domain is dead now anyway even on ipv4

JKnott

@johnpoz said in IPv6 test sites:

@JKnott well your not talking to that domain via IPv6 on the get go that is for sure

Here's what I get with a host lookup.

host speedtest.net
speedtest.net has address 151.101.194.219
speedtest.net has address 151.101.2.219
speedtest.net has address 151.101.66.219
speedtest.net has address 151.101.130.219
speedtest.net has IPv6 address 2a04:4e42:400::731
speedtest.net has IPv6 address 2a04:4e42:200::731
speedtest.net has IPv6 address 2a04:4e42::731
speedtest.net has IPv6 address 2a04:4e42:600::731

There sure seems to be some IPv6 addresses there. Prior to posting my comment, I verified both IPv4 and IPv6 were used, though I had known that for quite some time.

I did a host lookup on the name and got an IPv4 address back, but it was dead. I expect this was just a test address for IPv6 initially, just like Google had an IPv6 only host name.

Here's some info:

Requirements for IPv6 Functionality

johnpoz

@JKnott that is NOT what he is looking for.. speedtest.net is not ipv6-speedtest.net

BTW this thread is from 2011!!

JonathanLee

@johnpoz https://k6usy.net/