Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 14:17:51 +0200 From: Tilman Linneweh <arved@FreeBSD.org> To: Eric Crist <mnslinky@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD List Mailing <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: IPv6 Setup... Message-ID: <5939210B-0CB7-4770-836D-31313F1A377B@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <13445EC8-61D0-4BD7-A70A-6DE7DFF84097@gmail.com> References: <13445EC8-61D0-4BD7-A70A-6DE7DFF84097@gmail.com>
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On Jun 23, 2007, at 04:36 , Eric Crist wrote: > I have 5 servers on my quaint little network, and my primary > firewall is configured with an IPv6 address, we'll say > 1000:2000:1::6 and is connected to my ISP through a gif tunnel > (router doesn't support IPv6 yet, on my end) to 1000:2000:1::5. I > can ping6 all day long across this tunnel, and I can even connect > through this firewall to other sites using the IPv6 addresses. > > I've been given 2001:4900:1:0111::/64 for my use. I've configured / > etc/rc.conf on my first two machines with ipv6_enable="YES" and > given them 2001:4980:1:0111::1 and 2001:4980:1:0111::2. Each > machine can ping6 itself, but they cannot ping6 eachother. I know > the copper is good, and my ipv6 is running along side my ipv4 > addresses and such. In addition, there are no firewalls in between. > > Is there something I'm missing? Maybe you used a /128 netmask, or a wrong routing table? Try sniffing with tcpdump/wireshark to see what is going on. > > Also, what the heck is rtadvd_enable="YES" actually doing for me? > I understand it's broadcasting some routing stuff so my other hosts > can auto-configure their IPv6 addresses, but anything else? > There is a section in the handbook about ipv6: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network- ipv6.html regards arved
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