Shortly after I setup my first FreeBSD VM I contacted support (5/14/22) because no matter what I did I could not get routing done for IPV6. (Actually I may have found a static setting that worked but I wanted to try and get RTADV to work so it would be automatic).You win! This seems to have been the problem. Some questions come to mind:
1. When was it you solved this? When I talked to Linode support now, they were friendly and all but totally unwilling to say anything about FreeBSD other than "we don't support it".
Don't know but suspect your guess is the likely answer.2. How come Linux has no problem here? As far as I understand the situation, the default behavior of FreeBSD is because accepting the off-link router advertisements Linode sends is a security risk. Does Linux ignore the risk, or maybe it has a knob too but the default is unsafe?
Maybe others have a better explanation but my belief is that the Sysctl flags are buried in individual manual pages like: sysctl(3) and security(7).3. Where can I find documentation for the FreeBSD sysctl flags? The obvious manpages only have generalities, not the purpose of specific flags.
3. Where can I find documentation for the FreeBSD sysctl flags? The obvious manpages only have generalities, not the purpose of specific flags.
technical team suggested the sysctl setting "net.inet6.icmp6.nd6_onlink_ns_rfc4861=1" which finally fixed the issue.
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Maybe others have a better explanation but my belief is that the Sysctl flags are buried in individual manual pages like: sysctl(3) and security(7).
Additionally from my google searching I believe that many sysctl's are buried in the source code for obscure tweaking of behavior. If someone has found a handbook item or other source for all the switches I too would love to hear of it.
sysctl -ad | grep inet6.icmp6
apropos 'inet6|icmp6'
Then there is Digital Ocean, who provides $200 free credit to try out any of their products for 60 days. I'm testing it out and seems like you can upload custom images to Digital Ocean to run your FreeBSD VM:
Digital Ocean doesn’t support IPV6 in custom images in case you hadn’t read this previously and need/want IPV6 support.
Digital Ocean quote in letter found in the below post: “Please note that IPv6 is not currently supported for Droplets created from Custom Images.”
Digital Ocean doesn’t support IPV6 in custom images in case you hadn’t read this previously and need/want IPV6 support.
Digital Ocean quote in letter found in the below post: “Please note that IPv6 is not currently supported for Droplets created from Custom Images.”
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Looks like manitu.de does not currently offer any new root-servers at all, according to the homepage. Rising energy costs....
Digital Ocean doesn’t support IPV6 in custom images in case you hadn’t read this previously and need/want IPV6 support.
I managed to replace an existing Droplet with a custom image, while keeping the IPv6 address it had.Theres away to get around that, here is an example done with openBSD running as a custom image on Digital Ocean with IPV6
When you run your own authoritative DNS, for example using dns/knot3, then you can generate a TSIG for security/py-certbot-dns-rfc2136 and use that for automatic DDNS calls for the TXT records containing the ACME challenges, and get your SSL certs in a single command (or cronjob).now only use their DNS, because I use acme.sh with their DNS-API everywhere and still haven't found the motivation to migrate...
It's been a couple of months but I was running IPV6 just fine at Linode Fremont as long as I used the following in sysctl.conf:I'm moving to Linode for that reason. But even there; in Fremont -of all places!- they don't have IPv6 support at all.
net.inet6.icmp6.nd6_onlink_ns_rfc4861=1
Could anyone provide a recommendation for FreeBSD shared hosting provider?
The "cheap" Hetzner servers are honestly just a bunch of regular desktop hardware in regular desktop tower cases put on a shelf.I've seen Hetzner recommended a lot but do the cheaper servers come with IPMI?
They will put the web browser based consoles (the name of which eludes me now) onto them when you request it via the Hetzner robot (also a web interface). You can request a console to be put on your machine for 3 hours for free, or longer if you pay. The process takes a couple of minutes after you submitted the request, you'll be notified via email about the access URL and credentials.I've seen Hetzner recommended a lot but do the cheaper servers come with IPMI? I know the Dell servers come with iDRAC, but they are rather expensive compared to my requirements.
The "cheap" Hetzner servers are honestly just a bunch of regular desktop hardware in regular desktop tower cases put on a shelf.
View: https://youtu.be/F0KRLaw8Di8?t=149
Thank you both. That sounds good.They will put the web browser based consoles (the name of which eludes me now) onto them when you request it via the Hetzner robot (also a web interface). You can request a console to be put on your machine for 3 hours for free, or longer if you pay. The process takes a couple of minutes after you submitted the request, you'll be notified via email about the access URL and credentials.
I rarely needed a console for three hours. Normally I only order one when I'm in for a huge update.
Tip: if you have the email hosted on your machine, add another one (I have a protonmail one added), just in case you can't get the email because your server is down for some reason.
Better use Hetzner.Finally, Contabo hosting turns to a disaster for me. My VPS is down for 3 days (probably a problem with a host server), and nobody repairs nothing. No customer support neither. My ticket was closed without solving the problem...
uh, that's awful. I am skeptical about their competence, but was lucky so far and enjoy the low prices.Finally, Contabo hosting turns to a disaster for me. My VPS is down for 3 days (probably a problem with a host server), and nobody repairs nothing. No customer support neither. My ticket was closed without solving the problem...
You come across quite threatening. Can you elaborate what you want me not to say? I never looked into reddit.mro Watch your language. This place isn't reddit.
Hi, warm greetings to Bavaria (where I come from originally, too).You come across quite threatening. Can you elaborate what you want me not to say? I never looked into reddit.