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Changes

Primary DNS Changes

We’ve made a few minor changes to our Primary DNS management in the account control center that we hope will enhance our customer’s experience.

  • All record types (except SOA) may now be deleted. Previously, two NS records and one A record were mandatory. It is now possible to delete these if desired. This also means it’s possible to create an empty zone: errors will be displayed if important records are missing.
  • All NS records may now be edited. Previously, there were two NS records (ns1-auth.rollernet.us and ns2-auth.rollernet.us) that were static. These may now be edited to suit the individual zone’s requirements.
  • We’ve separated the edit and delete buttons in the record table display to reduce the chance of accidentally deleting a zone record. The new “Edit” button is now on the far left side of the record row while the “Delete” button is now on the far right.
  • A TXT record may now be up to 1024 characters in length (increased from 255). Please note: Although long TXT records may be added to a zone they are not currently supported by the PowerDNS back end. An upgrade to PowerDNS will be made at a later date. An upgrade to PowerDNS 3.0 enabled long TXT support in August 2011.
Categories
Fun Stuff IPv6

World IPv6 Day Connectivity Chart

The folks over at RIPE NCC put together the RIPE World IPv6 Day Connectivity Chart so you can test your connectivity to various sites for the upcoming world IPv6 day on June 8, 2011.

Roller Network's test results from our office.

Roller Network offers native IPv6 services from our facility in Reno, Nevada. If you’re interested in a dedicated server, colocaiton, or mail hosting with IPv6 on a fully native network (no tunnels) we’re the place to be.

World IPv6 Day Connectivity Chart

Categories
Fun Stuff IPv6

IPv6 Public NTP Servers

Roller Network is pleased to announce the availability of two public NTP servers available over IPv6. Do you have IPv6? Now there’s one more thing you can do: set your clock with it!

The Roller Network Public NTP servers are:

  • ntp6a.rollernet.us
  • ntp6b.rollernet.us

These servers are physically located in Reno, Nevada, United States. By using these servers you agree to configure your NTP client according to the Open Access Time Server Guidelines.

With our low latency IPv6 native network core and IPv6 native dual-stacked transit providers, Roller Network can provide IPv6 connectivity at the same quality of service as IPv4 – there are no tunnels of any kind in our network. If you find this service useful please consider supporting Roller Network by using any of our paid-for services.

Disclaimers: This is a public service with no warranty and no guarantees. All forms of known and unknown abuse are prohibited. We reserve the right to define abuse at our discretion. Do not use “burst”. Do not configure using IP addresses. Do not hardcode our DNS names or IP addresses. No IPv4 access. We simply ask everyone to respect the service so we can continue to offer it.

Categories
Announcements IPv6

Added NTP Servers to Server List

We had one of our colo customers ask if we had NTP servers. Yes, we do!  But we didn’t have them listed in the account control center, so we’ve corrected that oversight. Our NTP servers will answer on IPv4 and IPv6.

Categories
IPv6

APNIC First to Run Out of IPv4 Addresses

Someone had to be first, and it looks like it’s APNIC. Earlier this year all of the regional registries were given a final /8, and APNIC is the first to reach the end game. Have you thought about your IPv6 plans lately?

 

Dear APNIC community

We are writing to inform you that as of Friday, 15 April 2011, the APNIC
pool reached the Final /8 IPv4 address block, bringing us to Stage Three
of IPv4 exhaustion in the Asia Pacific. For more information about Stage
Three, please refer to:

http://www.apnic.net/ipv4-exhaustion/stages

Last /8 address policy
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IPv4 requests will now be assessed under section 9.10 in “Policies
for IPv4 address space management in the Asia Pacific region”:

http://www.apnic.net/policy/add-manage-policy#9.10

APNIC’s objective during Stage Three is to provide IPv4 address space
for new entrants to the market and for those deploying IPv6.

http://www.apnic.net/ipv4-stage3-faq

>From now, all new and existing APNIC account holders will be entitled
to receive a maximum allocation of a /22 from the Final /8 address
space.

For more details on the eligibility criteria according to the Final /8
policy, please refer to:

http://www.apnic.net/criteria

Act NOW on IPv6
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We encourage Asia Pacific Internet community members to deploy IPv6
within their organizations. You can refer to APNIC for information
regarding IPv6 deployment, statistics, training, and related regional
policies at:

http://www.apnic.net/ipv6

To apply for IPv6 addresses now, please visit:

http://www.apnic.net/kickstart

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APNIC Secretariat secretariat@apnic.net
Asia Pacific NetworkInformation Centre (APNIC) Tel: +61 7 3858 3100
PO Box 3646 South Brisbane, QLD 4101 Australia Fax: +61 7 3858 3199
6 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane, QLD http://www.apnic.net
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