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scotton
08-02-2008, 04:29 PM
I have been trying to get a router for my home network (i.e. linksys) not a commercial cisco router that supports ipv6. Does anyone know of any router that support ipv6? Thanks for the help.
mikec
08-02-2008, 06:07 PM
Well, according to Wikipedia, the Apple AirPort Extreme is an IPv6 gateway in its default configuration. Would that work?
You might want to consider a router that is supported by the DD-WRT firmware (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DD-WRT), such as certain Asus, Buffalo and Linksys models. Some products from Buffalo even come with DD-WRT preinstalled. The reason I say this, is that it supports IPv6 as well as a load of other features you normally only expect with high end routers.
scotton
08-03-2008, 03:20 AM
thanks Mal and mikec... I will try the dd-wrt because i have a linksys router that supports it. DD-WRT seems really cool. It would be cool if techzilla will do a segment on it.
baldheadedguy
08-03-2008, 08:37 AM
Well, according to Wikipedia, the Apple AirPort Extreme is an IPv6 gateway in its default configuration. Would that work?
Not sure you really want to go with the Airport Extreme. Besides the price being high. I have to reboot often.
thanks Mal and mikec... I will try the dd-wrt because i have a linksys router that supports it. DD-WRT seems really cool. It would be cool if techzilla will do a segment on it.
No problem. Yeah it's a good topic, there are quite a few free firmware replacements available for routers, DD-WRT is by far the best in terms of features, but personally I like the Tomato firmware (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato_Firmware) because of the purty interface. No IPv6 - as far as I know - and supports far less routers, so don't bother with it in your case.
computoman
08-03-2008, 11:14 AM
Versions of dd-wrt and openwrt will run on an old standard x86 based machine also. I run dd-wrt on a p2. One nice thing about that is you can pick and choose what kind of nics to use. You can even use compact flash (with an inexpensive adapter) for a hard drive which greatly reduces power requirements. You could have multiple wireless nics to have several networks. it is also nice to be able to replace a 10/100 nic with a 10/100/1000 nic without having to purchase a whole new expensive router. Mix and match to your heart's content. Vyatta router software is also another choice if you want to go this route..