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You will have issues with every user that does not have IPv6, AKA most of them.

Cary

On Oct 19, 2014, at 12:11 AM, Sergio Letuche <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I have just obtained a VM, that has only an IPv6. I am trying to set it up,
> and when i want to install something, via wget for example, i get the
> following error.
> 
> for example i give wget http://somelink/file.tar.gz
> 
> i get resolving http://somelink/
> 
> connecting to http://somelink/ failed: Network is unreachable.
> 
> 
> The OS is Ubuntu server 14.04.1, and i have tried to add google's DNS
> servers, still no luck.
> 
> *Example: Changing DNS server settings on a Debian server*
> 
>   1. Edit /etc/resolv.conf:
> 
>   sudo vi /etc/resolv.conf
> 
>   2. If any nameserver lines appear, write down the IP addresses for
>   future reference.
>   3. Replace the nameserver lines with, or add, the following lines:
> 
>   For IPv4:
> 
>   nameserver 8.8.8.8
>   nameserver 8.8.4.4
> 
>   For IPv6:
> 
>   nameserver 2001:4860:4860::8888
>   nameserver 2001:4860:4860::8844
> 
>   4. Save and exit.
>   5. Restart any Internet clients you are using.
>   6. Test that your setup is working correctly; see Testing your new
>   settings
>   <https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using#testing>
>    below.
> 
> Also i will use this machine as a web server, will i have issues if with
> ifconfig the only address i have is ipv6?
> 
> Thank you in advance