Ipv4 router in an IPv6 network

[hmha83]

Hi;

I have an IPv4 router and I want to use it in an IPv6, will it work properly??
if yes, then will this affect the router's performance??

kindly advice me

regards

 

[thiggins]

Depends on what you are expecting it to do. It obviously won't respond to any IPv6 traffic.

 

[bendsley]

Do you want to use IPv6 to get out to the internet? As thiggins asked....what do you want to use it for?

The only thing I can tell you at the moment that might be of use to you is to use a tunnel broker like Hurricane Electric.

http://tunnelbroker.net/

 

[hmha83]

Thanks guys for your reply.

bendsley, I'm having a small IPv6 network for experimental purposes and I want test my old IPv4 router to see how it performs.

I have read within some routers manufacturers websites (like Sitecom) that their routers will support IPv6 with firmware update, which makes me wonder, does IPv6 support a require some hardware to be available within the router or it is a software thing which can be enabled/activated with proper firmware

Kindly advice

 

[bendsley]

Just software

 

[hmha83]

In this case my router can support IPv6 with firmware update with IPv6 facility, or using custom firmware (DD-WRT) with IPv6 support

Thanks bendsley