Yes — gnu.org has IPv6.

Has both IPv4 (A) and IPv6 (AAAA) addresses.

IPv6 readiness

Website, mail and DNS all work over IPv6.

Website over IPv6 gnu.org has an AAAA record and answers on it. ✓ 2001:470:142:5::116 answers · 443	yes
www over IPv6 www.gnu.org has an AAAA record and answers on it. ✓ 2001:470:142:5::116 answers · 443	yes
Mail servers (MX) have IPv6 Every mail server has an AAAA record. eggs.gnu.org ✓	yes
Nameservers have IPv6 3 of 3 nameservers checked have an AAAA record, so IPv6-only resolvers can look the domain up. ns2.gnu.org ✓ns1.gnu.org ✓ns4.gnu.org ✓	yes

HTTPS over IPv6 · not part of the grade yet
Loads over IPv6 with a valid certificate after 1 redirect: HTTP 200.

https://gnu.org/ via 2001:470:142:5::116 → 301https://www.gnu.org/ via 2001:470:142:5::116 → 200

works

Nothing keeping you from an A

Nothing to fix
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gnu.org Has IPv6

A (IPv4)	209.51.188.116
AAAA (IPv6)	2001:470:142:5::116

www.gnu.org Has IPv6

A (IPv4)	209.51.188.116
AAAA (IPv6)	2001:470:142:5::116

Browsers on dual-stack networks will usually pick IPv6 here (the "Happy Eyeballs" algorithm races both and prefers v6).

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IPv6 measurement: gnu.org
Measured 2026-10-30 20:04:33 UTC by aaaa.bot (one server on Fly.io, region iad)

A (IPv4):    209.51.188.116
AAAA (IPv6): 2001:470:142:5::116
www AAAA:    2001:470:142:5::116

Readiness grade A: Website, mail and DNS all work over IPv6.
- Website over IPv6: gnu.org has an AAAA record and answers on it.
    2001:470:142:5::116: answers (TCP 443)
- www over IPv6: www.gnu.org has an AAAA record and answers on it.
    2001:470:142:5::116: answers (TCP 443)
- Mail servers (MX) have IPv6: Every mail server has an AAAA record.
- Nameservers have IPv6: 3 of 3 nameservers checked have an AAAA record, so IPv6-only resolvers can look the domain up.

Reachability = a TCP connection opened on port 443 (or 80).

HTTPS over IPv6 (not graded): Loads over IPv6 with a valid certificate after 1 redirect: HTTP 200.
    https://gnu.org/ via 2001:470:142:5::116 -> HTTP 301, certificate: valid
    https://www.gnu.org/ via 2001:470:142:5::116 -> HTTP 200, certificate: valid
DNS answers via DNS-over-HTTPS (Cloudflare). Method: https://aaaa.bot/method
Permanent link: https://aaaa.bot/r/4bQe9fOcmH

Permanent link: aaaa.bot/r/4bQe9fOcmH · How we measure

Checked 2026-10-30 20:04:33 UTC — one of the top 1,000 sites, re-checked weekly. Re-check now. Full DNS report: dns.pizza/domain/gnu.org · JSON: /api/v1/gnu.org