From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 23 12:50:07 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12BAB16A469 for ; Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:50:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from arved@FreeBSD.org) Received: from jim.arved.priv.at (85-126-209-253.work.xdsl-line.inode.at [85.126.209.253]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7440813C46E for ; Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:50:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from arved@FreeBSD.org) Received: from [192.168.1.28] (elma.local.arved.priv.at [192.168.1.28]) by jim.arved.priv.at (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l5NCIAHu049977; Sat, 23 Jun 2007 14:18:18 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from arved@FreeBSD.org) In-Reply-To: <13445EC8-61D0-4BD7-A70A-6DE7DFF84097@gmail.com> References: <13445EC8-61D0-4BD7-A70A-6DE7DFF84097@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.3) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <5939210B-0CB7-4770-836D-31313F1A377B@FreeBSD.org> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Tilman Linneweh Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 14:17:51 +0200 To: Eric Crist X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.3) Cc: FreeBSD List Mailing Subject: Re: IPv6 Setup... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:50:07 -0000 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