From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 15 00:48:36 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B643D16A41A; Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:48:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marka@isc.org) Received: from drugs.dv.isc.org (drugs.dv.isc.org [IPv6:2001:470:1f00:820:214:22ff:fed9:fbdc]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84B9113C4D5; Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:48:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marka@isc.org) Received: from drugs.dv.isc.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by drugs.dv.isc.org (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id m1F0mZZT029908; Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:48:35 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from marka@drugs.dv.isc.org) Message-Id: <200802150048.m1F0mZZT029908@drugs.dv.isc.org> To: "Daniel O'Connor" From: Mark Andrews In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:53:27 +1030." <200802151053.39559.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:48:35 +1100 Sender: marka@isc.org Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Hajimu UMEMOTO Subject: Re: Can't delete IPV6 addresses with ifconfig X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:48:36 -0000 > > Yes, after I created a link local address for fxp0 it worked fine. > > I had to do so manually though - I am not sure what is responsible for=20 > making them. I just rebooted it and it seems OK now though.. > > Any idea what creates the link local address at startup? (Mainly to=20 > satisfy my curiosity :) My border gateway has: ipv6_enable="YES" ipv6_prefix_tx0="2001:0470:1F00:0820 fd92:7065:0b8e:0000" ipv6_gateway_enable="YES" rtadvd_enable="YES" rtadvd_interfaces="tx0" I've also use a tunnel broker to get external connectivity called from /etc/dhclient_exit_hooks /usr/local/bin/perl -T /etc/tunnelbroker-update-0.07b.pl & /etc/dhclient_exit_hooks also configures the 6to4 relay so that traffic to 6to4 addresses gets dumped to IPv4 as soon as possible. # # Configure 6 to 4 relay # octets=`echo $new_ip_address | sed 's/\./ /g'` ifconfig stf0 inet6 2002:`printf %02x%02x:%02x%02x $octets`:ffff::1 \ prefixlen 16 alias deprecated link0 route add -inet6 2002:: -prefixlen 16 ::1 route change -inet6 2002:: -prefixlen 16 ::1 -ifp stf0 The laptop has: ipv6_enable="YES" Both have firewalls, etc. -- Mark Andrews, ISC 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: Mark_Andrews@isc.org