Does DNS work with IPv6?

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2019-10-23

Does DNS work with IPv6?

DNS can translate domain names to both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. To translate a domain name to an IPv4 address, add an A record set. To translate a domain name to an IPv6 address, add an AAAA record set.

Do I need to set IPv6 DNS?

If you operate your own DNS server, switching to IPv6 DNS requires configuration on your server, and creating two sets of records to ensure you can continue to support traffic from IPv4 hosts.

How do I configure DNS to support IPv6?

How to Add IPv6 Addresses to DNS

  1. Log in to the primary or secondary DNS server as Primary Administrator or as superuser.
  2. Edit the appropriate DNS zone file by adding AAAA records for each IPv6-enabled node: host-name IN AAAA host-address.
  3. Edit the DNS reverse zone file and add PTR records: host-address IN PTR hostname.

Can I use IPv4 DNS for IPv6?

DNS itself can run over either IPv4 or IPv6. A DNS server (authoritative nameserver or just resolver) using only IPv4 can answer IPv6 AAAA-record queries, and a DNS server using only IPv6 can answer IPv4 A-record queries.

What is the best DNS server for IPv6?

IPv6 IP addresses use colons.

  • Google: 8.8. 8.8 & 8.8. 4.4.
  • Quad9: 9.9. 9.9 & 149.112. 112.112.
  • OpenDNS: 208.67. 222.222 & 208.67. 220.220.
  • Cloudflare: 1.1. 1.1 & 1.0. 0.1.
  • CleanBrowsing: 185.228. 168.9 & 185.228. 169.9.
  • Alternate DNS: 76.76. 19.19 & 76.223. 122.150.
  • AdGuard DNS: 94.140. 14.14 & 94.140. 15.15.

What DNS should I use for IPv6?

In the DNS servers field, enter the Google Public DNS IP addresses, separated by a comma: For IPv4: 8.8.8.8 and/or 8.8.4.4. For IPv6: 2001:4860:4860::8888 and/or 2001:4860:4860::8844. For IPv6-only: you can use Google Public DNS64 instead of the IPv6 addresses in the previous point.

What is the best IPv6 DNS server?

Does IPv6 improve speed?

When it comes to IPv4 vs IPv6 speed, IPv6 is thought to be faster because of the lack of network-address translation (NAT). That’s because: Carriers can’t provide unique IPv4 addresses to all subscribers (because there simply are not enough left to go around).