From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 18 15:57:52 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 63663106564A for ; Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:57:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd@opal.com) Received: from mho-02-ewr.mailhop.org (mho-02-ewr.mailhop.org [204.13.248.72]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3426B8FC13 for ; Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:57:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pool-141-154-217-103.bos.east.verizon.net ([141.154.217.103] helo=homobox.opal.com) by mho-02-ewr.mailhop.org with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Q0c3j-000L1H-FM; Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:57:51 +0000 Received: from opal.com (localhost [IPv6:::1]) (authenticated bits=0) by homobox.opal.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p2IFvmbi050311 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:57:48 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from fbsd@opal.com) Received: from shibato.opal.com ([2001:470:8cb8:3:221:63ff:fe5a:c9a7] helo=shibato.opal.com) with IPv6:587 by opal.com; 18 Mar 2011 11:57:48 -0400 X-Mail-Handler: MailHop Outbound by DynDNS X-Originating-IP: 141.154.217.103 X-Report-Abuse-To: abuse@dyndns.com (see http://www.dyndns.com/services/mailhop/outbound_abuse.html for abuse reporting information) X-MHO-User: U2FsdGVkX1+bBJuagC2Uau0zCQGp9KJE Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:57:48 -0400 From: "J.R. Oldroyd" To: "Eugene M. Zheganin" Message-ID: <20110318115748.708aee22@shibato.opal.com> In-Reply-To: <4D8370AB.1070000@zhegan.in> References: <4D8370AB.1070000@zhegan.in> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.6 (GTK+ 2.20.1; amd64-portbld-freebsd8.1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ipv6, stateful config and non-default prefixlen X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:57:52 -0000 On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 19:48:11 +0500, "Eugene M. Zheganin" wrote: > > I have a working rtadvd on a router, and a working DHCPv6 setup. > But my client FreeBSD still gets 64 prefix length, with or without > running rtsold. > Since DHCPv6 doesn't advertise any routing information at all (including > the prefix information), and its only function is to provide the client > with an address, I assume that the prefix information has to be received > from the router advertisements. I am currently looking at the wireshark > dump, and it appears that my workstation is receiving such > advertisements. However it doesn't affect the 64 prefix displayed in > ifconfig, and all operation involving the nodes outside the actual link > are simply not working. > You don't say what prefix length rtadvd is sending or that you're seeing in the wireshark log. Do you have prefixlen#120 in your rtadvd.conf? -jr