How to Enable IPv6 on a Node

1. Become superuser on the system where you want to enable IPv6.

2. Type the following for each interface.

   # touch /etc/hostname6.interface

   Interface

   Interface name, such as le0, le1.

3. Reboot the node

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   Note –

   The reboot process sends router discovery packets. The router responds with a prefix. The response enables the node to configure the interfaces with an IPv6 address. Rebooting also restarts key network daemons in IPv6 mode.

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4. Display the IPv6 addresses of all interfaces.

   # ifconfig -a6

   To show both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, just use the -a option.

5. Add the IPv6 address to the appropriate name service as follows:

   • For NIS and NIS+, see How to Add IPv6 Addresses to NIS and NIS+.

   • For DNS, see How to Add IPv6 Addresses to DNS.