All ISP's: Please add IPv6 support on speedtest.net servers

[Gimli_]

I see we have some ISP's supporting IPV6 on their speedtest.net servers (sample of servers below). I picked up from a post on twitter that it is really easy to enable IPV6, so want to ask all ISP's; Why not add support on your servers?

 

[Atomic Access]

Hi

Please share the list you found - local servers supporting IPv6.

Our Speedtest.net server supports IPv6, but it defaults to using IPv4 it seems. Were you able to do a local IPv6 speedtest.net test?

Ookla (Speedtest co) can probably do a much better job of making their websites and apps use IPv6 testing, and informing the end user the test is running over IPv6, or giving them the option to enable this.

In general, people who use Speedtest.net probably just want to do a quick line speed check, so IPv6 is not important to them.

We generally suggest using: https://ipv6-test.com/ - much more helpful with details of IPv6 connection.

A better place to campaign for IPv6 would probably be the MyBroadband speedtest.co.za servers - or at least collecting basic info on % of people using the service that have IPv6 enabled, and maybe displaying an IPv6 testing option.

Currently no AAAA record for speedtest.co.za

 

[websquadza]

Hi

Please share the list you found - local servers supporting IPv6.

Our Speedtest.net server supports IPv6, but it defaults to using IPv4 it seems. Were you able to do a local IPv6 speedtest.net test?

Ookla (Speedtest co) can probably do a much better job of making their websites and apps use IPv6 testing, and informing the end user the test is running over IPv6, or giving them the option to enable this.

In general, people who use Speedtest.net probably just want to do a quick line speed check, so IPv6 is not important to them.

We generally suggest using: https://ipv6-test.com/ - much more helpful with details of IPv6 connection.

A better place to campaign for IPv6 would probably be the MyBroadband speedtest.co.za servers - or at least collecting basic info on % of people using the service that have IPv6 enabled, and maybe displaying an IPv6 testing option.

Currently no AAAA record for speedtest.co.za

Seconded on the MyBroadband speedtest. We've requested this before, and even offered to assist with configurations, but to little response. It's a simple task to achieve, and NAP Africa has IPv6 allocations to assist in getting this working.

Our Ookla/HTML5/WiFiMan speedtest servers (currently DBN and CPT are online) are IPv6 enabled, and feature a native HTML5 interface that supports IPv6 (https://speedtest.cpt.websquad.co.za / https://speedtest.dbn.websquad.co.za). JHB is currently down due to performance issues. Ookla tests from v6 clients also run on v6.

Our Speedtest.net server supports IPv6, but it defaults to using IPv4 it seems. Were you able to do a local IPv6 speedtest.net test?

Check for the use IPv6 option in your Ooklaserver.properties file, and make sure it's enabled. As far as I remember, it's not enabled by default.

 

[Atomic Access]

Check for the use IPv6 option in your Ooklaserver.properties file

Hi, it's enabled, but from a desktop web browser with IPv6 enabled, it seems to still default to IPv4 testing.

No obvious settings on the end-user side to choose IPv6 testing.

We mostly suggest customers just use speedtest.co.za. The people interested in IPv6 usually know how to run iPerf3 tests.

Our IPv6 guide is here: https://www.atomicaccess.co.za/docs/ipv6/ - collection of notes from helping customers enable IPv6.

 

[Gimli_]

Hi

Please share the list you found - local servers supporting IPv6.

Our Speedtest.net server supports IPv6, but it defaults to using IPv4 it seems. Were you able to do a local IPv6 speedtest.net test?

As @websquad mentioned before, you need to update your configuration file to allow IPV6 (see my screenshot above)

Ookla (Speedtest co) can probably do a much better job of making their websites and apps use IPv6 testing, and informing the end user the test is running over IPv6, or giving them the option to enable this.

An option to choose would very nice

In general, people who use Speedtest.net probably just want to do a quick line speed check, so IPv6 is not important to them.

We generally suggest using: https://ipv6-test.com/ - much more helpful with details of IPv6 connection.

A better place to campaign for IPv6 would probably be the MyBroadband speedtest.co.za servers - or at least collecting basic info on % of people using the service that have IPv6 enabled, and maybe displaying an IPv6 testing option.

@Jan any chance to get MyBroadband speedtest.co.za setup with ipv6?

Currently no AAAA record for speedtest.co.za

 

[Atomic Access]

you need to update your configuration file to allow IPV6

Hi

Enabled, and listening on v6 IP.

telnet cpt-ter-speedtest1.atomic.ac 8080 ⏎
Trying 2c0f:ef18:0:2::47...
Connected to cpt-ter-speedtest1.atomic.ac.
Escape character is '^]'.

 

[Gimli_]

Seconded on the MyBroadband speedtest. We've requested this before, and even offered to assist with configurations, but to little response. It's a simple task to achieve, and NAP Africa has IPv6 allocations to assist in getting this working.

Our Ookla/HTML5/WiFiMan speedtest servers (currently DBN and CPT are online) are IPv6 enabled, and feature a native HTML5 interface that supports IPv6 (https://speedtest.cpt.websquad.co.za / https://speedtest.dbn.websquad.co.za). JHB is currently down due to performance issues. Ookla tests from v6 clients also run on v6.


Check for the use IPv6 option in your Ooklaserver.properties file, and make sure it's enabled. As far as I remember, it's not enabled by default.

I like your style. Note that currently your CPT server is just hanging. Only DBN server working.

 

[Gimli_]

Hi

Enabled, and listening on v6 IP.

Nice

 

[Gimli_]

I made a short list of other services with local servers, that support ipv6. I quite like speedsmart and cloudflare. Measurement lab is also good (integrated with google search)

speedsmart.net
fast.com
speed.measurementlab.net
speed.cloudflare.com

 

[websquadza]

Hi, it's enabled, but from a desktop web browser with IPv6 enabled, it seems to still default to IPv4 testing.

No obvious settings on the end-user side to choose IPv6 testing.

We mostly suggest customers just use speedtest.co.za. The people interested in IPv6 usually know how to run iPerf3 tests.

Our IPv6 guide is here: https://www.atomicaccess.co.za/docs/ipv6/ - collection of notes from helping customers enable IPv6.

Definitely would help to give speedtest.net users more visibility and even the option to select between v6 and v4.

I like your style. Note that currently your CPT server is just hanging. Only DBN server working.

Thanks for the heads up. Can you reach CPT's https page? PM me a trace if you can't?

 

[JOEY_8]

Thanks for the heads up. Can you reach CPT's https page? PM me a trace if you can't?

Yeah, on my end (using WS, Vuma) I can’t load https://speedtest.cpt.websquad.co.za either. It just keeps loading

 

[Adenoid Hynkel]

What benefit does ipv6 give over ipv4 on a Speedtest?

 

[ronnie_94]

I made a short list of other services with local servers, that support ipv6. I quite like speedsmart and cloudflare. Measurement lab is also good (integrated with google search)

speedsmart.net
fast.com
speed.measurementlab.net
speed.cloudflare.com

speed.cloudflare.com reports nearly double my speed for some reason.

 

[Atomic Access]

What benefit does ipv6 give over ipv4 on a Speedtest?

Hi

Nothing really, just a way to check IPv6 is also fast.

Because IPv4 space is expensive and running out in the near future, some ISPs have stated doing CGNAT - and not giving customers their own public IP (unless they pay extra for a static IP). With IPv6 there is lots of IP space, so each customer can get a (massive) number of public IPs.

ps. we don't do CGNAT, and we provide static /48 IPv6 blocks. Details here: https://www.atomicaccess.co.za/docs/ipv6/

 

[Gimli_]

Thanks for the heads up. Can you reach CPT's https page? PM me a trace if you can't?

I can't reach CPT https page, it is just hanging. I can dig the A and AAAA record. MTR looks like below

 

[Gimli_]

What benefit does ipv6 give over ipv4 on a Speedtest?

Like the IPV4 test, it just confirms your connectivity is OK end to end and that you are getting the IPV6 speed that you pay for. You don't need the one or the other, you need both.

 

[Vorastra]

We generally suggest using: https://ipv6-test.com/ - much more helpful with details of IPv6 connection.

I always get 17/20 on that site. What do the rest of you get?

 

[Gimli_]

I always get 17/20 on that site. What do the rest of you get?

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The same, not to worry, it's working

 

[Atomic Access]

Hi

20/20

Fairly easy to allow ICMPv6. Setting a reverse DNS record is a bit more interesting. DNS servers would probably need to support wildcard DNS.

 

[AfriNatic]

Hi

20/20

Fairly easy to allow ICMPv6. Setting a reverse DNS record is a bit more interesting. DNS servers would probably need to support wildcard DNS.

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How are you finding DHCPv6 on the FNO's ?

On some FNO's it's been a struggle. Using DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 is a great solution until you throw thousands of people on the same vlan and then things go south very fast. Rogue dhcp servers from clients, dhcpv6 not working but static allocations do work and the constant unable to obtain a DHCP lease issue due to incorrectly configured L2 networks.