IPv6

Overview

The following describes how to add and manage a free IPv6 address to domains hosted in the panel. See this article to learn more about the two types of IP addresses.

How to manage IPv6 addresses

These sections explain how to add, remove, and test an IPv6 address.

Adding an IPv6 address

To add an IPv6 address:

1. Navigate to the Manage Websites page.
2. Click the Manage button to open Website settings, which allows you to modify various configurations for your site.
   • If in Grid view, click the Manage button at the bottom of the website box.
   • If in List view, click the Manage button at the far right of your domain name.
3. Select the Settings tab.
4. On the Unique IP row, click the Manage button.
5. Under IPv6, click the Add to Website button.

Removing an IPv6 address

You can remove IPv6 addresses from the Settings tab (described above). Click the Cancel IPv6 button and then click the Yes, remove button that subsequently appears.

Testing an IPv6 address

Use the ping6 and dig commands to test if an IPv6 address is active and responding. These commands must be run in a terminal via SSH.

Ping the address

[local]$ ping6 example.com
PING example.com(example.com) 56 data bytes
64 bytes from example.com: icmp_seq=1 ttl=63 time=0.302 ms
64 bytes from example.com: icmp_seq=2 ttl=63 time=0.718 ms
64 bytes from example.com: icmp_seq=3 ttl=63 time=0.340 ms
64 bytes from example.com: icmp_seq=4 ttl=63 time=0.843 ms
64 bytes from example.com: icmp_seq=5 ttl=63 time=0.592 ms

--- example.com ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4009ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.302/0.559/0.843/0.210 ms

Running a dig command

[local]$ dig +short AAAA example.com
2607:f298:4:152::3d1:2cb7

See also

• IP Address
• Unique IP overview
• DreamHost DNS overview