How to add IPv6 to your Network Interface in Kronos Cloud

All of your IPv4 and IPv6 information related to your Kronos Cloud server can be found in your Network tab:

How to add IPv6 in CentOS 7/8 Network Interface

STEP 1. Log in to your server as the administrator.

STEP 2. Navigate to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ directory and open your network interface file. In our example it is ifcfg-eth0. Details and interface may vary, however, it should look similar to this:

STEP 3. Add the following lines in the file with your IPv6 address information and save your file:

Networking_IPV6="yes"
DHCPV6C="no"
IPV6INIT="yes"
IPV6_AUTOCONF="no"
IPV6ADDR=x.x.x.x
IPV6_DEFAULTGW=x.x.x.x

Configuration should look similar to this in the end:

STEP 4. Navigate to /etc/cloud/ and open cloud.cfg file. Add these lines at the end of file and save it:

network: 
  config: disabled

This prevents your network interface from being reset to a default configuration upon server restart.

STEP 5. Restart your network.

STEP 6. Test your IPv6 by pinging it to see if it was successfully configured:

How to add IPv6 in Ubuntu 16/Debian 8/9/10 Network Interface

STEP 1. Log in to your server as the administrator.

STEP 2. Navigate to /etc/network/ and open your interfaces file. Details and interface may vary, however, it should look similar to this:

STEP 3. In this case, we will be configuring eth0 network interface. Add the following lines, below the IPv4 configuration lines with your IPv6 address information and save your file:

iface eth0 inet6 static
  address x:x:x:x::
  netmask 48
  gateway x:x:x::x

Configuration should look similar to this in the end:

STEP 4. Restart your network.

STEP 5. Test your IPv6 by pinging it to see if it was successfully configured:

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