IPv6 DNS from OpenDNS

[bman212121]

OpenDNS announced a couple of day ago they have 2 servers up and running to test with.

This morning we opened up our IPv6 Sandbox, starting with the most important piece – a globally-distributed recursive IPv6 DNS service. This means if you have IPv6 connectivity, you can now talk to us over native IPv6 transport. Instructions for getting started are over in the sandbox.

Why is this important? As more and more end-users get IPv6 connectivity, many continue to use IPv4 DNS servers. Many of these IPv4 recursive DNS servers don’t have IPv6 connectivity, meaning they can’t talk to other DNS servers over IPv6. As IPv6 adoption increases and content begins to appear that is only accessible over IPv6, it’s critical that people use DNS servers which are able to talk over both IPv4 and IPv6.

This is the first of a number of exciting new announcements we’ll be making over the coming months. If you have IPv6 connectivity, I hope you’ll try out our IPv6 DNS servers and let us know what you think. There isn’t support yet for filtering or dashboard management, but that’s coming soon. We wanted to get this in front of folks now, well ahead of World IPv6 Day on June 8th.

http://blog.opendns.com/2011/05/02/ipv6-recursive-dns/#comment-558843

Here are the addresses for the servers.

How to Use the OpenDNS IPv6 Sandbox

Experimenting with IPv6 DNS requires a small change to your computer or router settings to point to the IPv6-enabled OpenDNS IPv6 addresses.

1. Verify you have IPv6 Enabled

You can visit Kame to verify you have a working IPv6 IP address. If you see a swimming turtle, you are ready to continue configuring. If you don't, perhaps you need an IPv6 Tunnel setup, like the free one you can get at http://tunnelbroker.net/.

2. Enter the OpenDNS IPv6 Sandbox IPs:
2620:0:ccc::2
2620:0:ccd::2

3. Test your settings:

http://www.test-ipv6.com

http://www.opendns.com/ipv6/

[MrKoen]

Thanks for sharing! I just added them to my DNS servers list.

[iFloris]

Well, that was certainly unexpected (but welcome!).
Thank you for sharing, hopefully these won't get swamped!

[bman212121]

You're welcome guys :)