To convert your Website to IPv6, you'll need to ensure the operating system running the Web server software has . This allows it to support both IPv4 and IPv6 at the same time. Additionally, you'll need to add an IPv6 entry to the DNS record. Of course, all this assumes that the hosting service you use has IPv6 infrastructure in place, such as IPv6-compatible Internet routers.

Sadly, converting to IPv6 is taking some time. For example, one of the largest Web hosting companies--Dreamhost--claims IPv6 is arriving real soon now, but stops short of giving actual dates.

To play along on World IPv6 Day on your desktop or laptop computer, even if your ISP doesn't yet offer IPv6, you can use Hurricane Electric's IPv6 tunnelling service. This free service will fetch IPv6 Websites and deliver them to your standard IPv4 address.

Start by visiting and registering. If you're behind a NAT router--that is, a home or small business router--you'll have to configure port 41 forwarding to your computer's address on the local area network. You'll also need to ensure that the router's firewall doesn't block pings (that is, ICMP data). (Hint: You can use the Custom Port Test at to ensure that port 41 is open and also use the Ping function to check your router can be receive ICMP.)

An easier solution, if yours is the only computer behind the router, might be to configure the demilitarized zone (DMZ) feature of the router to forward traffic directly to your computer. However, you'll then need to configure your computer's built-in firewall to allow through ping (ICMP) data. Using DMZ in this way is not entirely secure, however, so this should only be a temporary measure.