Comments on: Assign IPv6 addresses in Linux http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/08/assign-ipv6-addresses-in-linux/ A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:58:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sauravhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/08/assign-ipv6-addresses-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-1307024 saurav Thu, 17 Feb 2011 07:00:44 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13965#comment-1307024 The IPv6 address assigned in linux Os with following command: Command: ip(8) Add the following command into ur /root/.bashrc file run the bashrc file ip -6 addr add 2001:db8:0:66::130/64 dev eth0 ip -6 route add 2000::/3 dev metric 1 Note:where the 2001:db8:0:66::130/64 is the IPv6 addr of my machine Thats it needed to enable IPv6 address of ur Linux OS The IPv6 address assigned in linux Os with following command:
Command: ip(8)

Add the following command into ur /root/.bashrc file
run the bashrc file
ip -6 addr add 2001:db8:0:66::130/64 dev eth0
ip -6 route add 2000::/3 dev metric 1

Note:where the 2001:db8:0:66::130/64 is the IPv6 addr of my machine
Thats it needed to enable IPv6 address of ur Linux OS

]]> By: Paulhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/08/assign-ipv6-addresses-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-849682 Paul Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:17:44 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13965#comment-849682 There's nothing wrong with the generator, you're just misusing it. An RFC1918 IPv4 address should not be used to generate a 6to4 address; it doesn't make any sense. Addresses of that form contain no information describing how the packets should be routed to your network. It's as if I mailed you a letter with a destination address of "Jack's Living Room" There’s nothing wrong with the generator, you’re just misusing it. An RFC1918 IPv4 address should not be used to generate a 6to4 address; it doesn’t make any sense. Addresses of that form contain no information describing how the packets should be routed to your network.

It’s as if I mailed you a letter with a destination address of “Jack’s Living Room”

]]> By: jackhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/08/assign-ipv6-addresses-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-849571 jack Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:23:51 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13965#comment-849571 Paul: This tutorial wasn't about generating IPv6 addresses...it was about how to assign an address to a linux system. If the addresses are incorrect, they are incorrect from the address generator i used. Paul: This tutorial wasn’t about generating IPv6 addresses…it was about how to assign an address to a linux system. If the addresses are incorrect, they are incorrect from the address generator i used.

]]> By: thedudehttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/08/assign-ipv6-addresses-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-848670 thedude Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:08:51 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13965#comment-848670 pwned. pwned.

]]> By: Paulhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/08/assign-ipv6-addresses-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-848229 Paul Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:57:10 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13965#comment-848229 This tutorial is mostly wrong. First, you can't generate an IPv6 prefix by concatenating 2002:[private IPv4 address]. There's no way that will be globally unique. Second, if you put your hosts on different /64s, they won't be able to talk to each other. Third, you've provided no means by which the hosts can communicate to the external world. This setup will never let you ping ipv6.google.com, or any other site on the Internet. Your IPv6 prefix should either be: 1. Assigned by your ISP, or a tunnel broker. 2. A 6to4 address, calculated from your global IPv4 address. 3. A unique-local address, starting with "fd". This one won't let you access external sites. In summary, I suggest you figure out what you're talking about before sharing the knowledge with others. This tutorial is mostly wrong. First, you can’t generate an IPv6 prefix by concatenating 2002:[private IPv4 address]. There’s no way that will be globally unique.

Second, if you put your hosts on different /64s, they won’t be able to talk to each other.

Third, you’ve provided no means by which the hosts can communicate to the external world. This setup will never let you ping ipv6.google.com, or any other site on the Internet.

Your IPv6 prefix should either be:
1. Assigned by your ISP, or a tunnel broker.
2. A 6to4 address, calculated from your global IPv4 address.
3. A unique-local address, starting with “fd”. This one won’t let you access external sites.

In summary, I suggest you figure out what you’re talking about before sharing the knowledge with others.

]]> By: Debian Ruleshttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/08/assign-ipv6-addresses-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-847547 Debian Rules Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:36:59 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13965#comment-847547 Nice howto. Don't forget to install IPv6 tools and config ipv6-ish firewall Nice howto.

Don’t forget to install IPv6 tools and config ipv6-ish firewall

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