IPv6 Support [mysqld] bind_address = 198.51.100.20,2001:db8:0:f101::1 shell>  mysql -h 2001:db8:0:f101::1 -u remoteipv6user -premoteipv6pass mysql>  CREATE USER ’remoteipv6user’@’2001:db8:0:f101::2’ IDENTIFIED BY ’remoteipv6pass’; 2. On the server host ( 2001:db8:0:f101::1 ), create an account for a user who can connect from the client host ( 2001:db8:0:f101::2 ): 3. On the client host ( 2001:db8:0:f101::2 ), invoke the  mysql  client to connect to the server using the new account: 4. Try some simple statements that show connection information: For more information, see the  bind_address  description in Section 5.1.8, “Server System Variables” . mysql>  STATUS ... Connection: 2001:db8:0:f101::1 via TCP/IP ... mysql>  SELECT CURRENT_USER(), @@bind_address; +-----------------------------------+----------------+ | CURRENT_USER() | @@bind_address | +-----------------------------------+----------------+ | remoteipv6user@2001:db8:0:f101::2 | :: | +-----------------------------------+----------------+ 5.1.13.5 Obtaining an IPv6 Address from a Broker If you do not have a public IPv6 address that enables your system to communicate over IPv6 outside your local network, you can obtain one from an IPv6 broker. The Wikipedia IPv6 Tunnel Broker page lists several brokers and their features, such as whether they provide static addresses and the supported routing protocols. After configuring your server host to use a broker-supplied IPv6 address, start the MySQL server with an appropriate  bind_address  setting to permit the server to accept IPv6 connections. You can specify * (or :: ) as the  bind_address  value, or bind the server to the specific IPv6 address provided by the broker. For more information, see the  bind_address  description in Section 5.1.8, “Server System Variables” . Note that if the broker allocates dynamic addresses, the address provided for your system might change the next time you connect to the broker. If so, any accounts you create that name the original address become invalid. To bind to a specific address but avoid this change-of-address problem, you might be able to arrange with the broker for a static IPv6 address. The following example shows how to use Freenet6 as the broker and the  gogoc  IPv6 client package on Gentoo Linux. 1. Create an account at Freenet6 by visiting this URL and signing up: 2. After creating the account, go to this URL, sign in, and create a user ID and password for the IPv6 broker: 3. As  root , install  gogoc : 993 http://gogonet.gogo6.com/page/freenet6-registration http://gogonet.gogo6.com