From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 7 15:22:21 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 87AFAB8D for ; Thu, 7 Mar 2013 15:22:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from milu@dat.pl) Received: from jab.dat.pl (dat.pl [80.51.155.34]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F075EE7 for ; Thu, 7 Mar 2013 15:22:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from jab.dat.pl (jsrv.dat.pl [127.0.0.1]) by jab.dat.pl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46F9C123; Thu, 7 Mar 2013 16:13:49 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at dat.pl Received: from jab.dat.pl ([127.0.0.1]) by jab.dat.pl (jab.dat.pl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id cGJcUAJLhwyx; Thu, 7 Mar 2013 16:13:44 +0100 (CET) Received: from [10.0.6.80] (unknown [212.69.68.42]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by jab.dat.pl (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D73A22D; Thu, 7 Mar 2013 16:13:43 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <5138AED9.1020801@dat.pl> Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:14:33 +0100 From: Maciej Milewski User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130221 Thunderbird/17.0.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-net Subject: Re: Implementing IP6 in 8.3 References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: freebsd-net X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:22:21 -0000 On 06.03.2013 22:02, freebsd-net wrote: > Greetings, > I'm evaluating an ISP for the sake of building BSD operating systems on hardware > that they use (DSL modems, in this case). When I had my old NEC server, I had a > MIPS environment to develop in. I managed a 28k kernel. In any case, I'm back at > it for use in alot of hardware I have laying around. In my current situation, I'm > using a ZYXEL Q1000Z modem to connect to their service. While it's a relatively > new modem, it doesn't support IP6. It is my hope to replace the OS with one that > does. :) If it doesn't support IPv6 you can always try to use it in Transparent Bridging (RFC1483) mode. You can then put other router/computer that does IPv6 routing just after that modem. > I leased a /48 of IP4's from them, which /also/ came with as many IP6's. > So, not having implemented IP6 on any of my boxes (except by way of tunnel brokers), > I'm wondering 2 things: > If my underlying OS (FreeBSD-8.3) can support IP6, will it still function, even tho > my gateway (modem) doesn't? > Am I /correctly/ attempting to use it? > I'm answering authoritatively for the many domains I own. They have all functioned > well for many years via IP4. I have added the requisite AAAA records in all the zones, > as well as the associated RR's. > While the gateway (modem) /does/ have an IP6 address, I can't "speak" for it out of > DNS, because it would be an "out of zone" record. Even tho I'm the RP for the /48. > So it's up to the modem to answer accordingly. > BUT, I'm not sure I'm initiating any of this correctly via rc(8). Or more specifically, > via rc.conf(5). While I've read as much as I can find on the topic related to BSD, > boot messages indicate at least -- "IP6 gateway unreachable". > I'm currently using: > rc.conf(5): > ipv6_ifconfig_re0="2602:00d1:b4d6:e100:0000:0000:0000:0000" > ipv6_defaultrouter="2602:00d1:b4d6:e600:0000:0000:0000:0000" > I also have the corresponding host IP in hosts(5). > > Any help, pointers, guidance, answers /greatly/ appreciated. > > Thank you for all your time, and consideration. > > --Chris > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Pozdrawiam, Maciej Milewski