Airtel Broadband IPv6 Deployment Status

[agantuk]

Why bother the poor guys. They have to now go and check with IPv6 is.

 

[Sushubh]

haha. well. it is about time they prepare themselves for queries like this!

 

[beenatam]

Check the LAN Settings in the browser (Tools - Internet Options - Connections - LAN Settings). I recommend selecting Automatically detect settings, and then disabling everything else.

 

[matureuser]

Airtel website at homepage is showing these since long (a few months at least). I was just trying to setup ipv6 on my new Cisco router and it was not able to fetch auto configs from ISP.

I gave them a call at 121 and the technical team was like.... hold on for a minutes... sir, we provide ipv4, it's not called ipv6. I explained him that i know what is ipv4, but i am inquiring about a different thing called ipv6, and he said they don't have that.
I asked him if he is sitting in front of a computer with internet, and he said no. I asked to go out to a cafe and check airtel.in's right bottom and see what it is there for :numbness:
Anyone else ever inquired about ipv6, or know any details?

 

[Sushubh]

Airtel from what I understand does not support IPv6 right now. Their website on the other hand is a totally different thing. It can offer connectivity through IPv6.

 

[matureuser]

No, you didn't get it.
There are 2 badges - one for "ipv6 WWW" and another for "ipv6 ISP".
The ipv6 ISP is for certified ipv6 ISP (providers) who give ipv6 connectivity to their users. Go check once.

 

[Sushubh]

Might be specific to ftth users?

 

[matureuser]

I don't think there should be a differentiation based on the type of wire traveling to your location. If they have opted for this program http://www.ipv6forum.com/ipv6_enabled/ and publicly showing it, they should at least have knowledge of what it is.

 

[itzmynet]

The ipv6 ISP is for certified ipv6 ISP (providers) who give ipv6 connectivity to their users. Go check once.

They are only checking whether isp's website is accessible through ipv6 or not http://www.ipv6forum.com/ipv6_enabled/isp/approval_list.php?type=name&content=airtel & IPv6 Enabled WWW Web Sites List

 

[matureuser]

No, that is only valid for WWW result. See this http://www.ipv6forum.com/ipv6_enabled/isp/public.php?id=346 , they have a /32 block of IPv6 assigned to them with AS9498. On the page in my last post it clearly says WWW certification is for reachability of website using AAAA and ISP certification is for ISPs which are ipv6 enabled and this is assured by running a script on their side.