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Preface
Chapter 1 IPv6 (Overview)
IPv6 Features
IPv6 Header and Extensions
Header Format
Extension Headers
IPv6 Addressing
Unicast Addresses
Aggregate Global Unicast Addresses
Local-Use Addresses
IPv6 Addresses With Embedded IPv4 Addresses
Anycast Addresses
Multicast Addresses
IPv6 Routing
IPv6 Neighbor Discovery
Router Advertisement
Router Advertisement Prefixes
Router Advertisement Messages
Neighbor Solicitation and Unreachability
Comparison With IPv4
IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
Stateless Autoconfiguration Requirements
Stateful Autoconfiguration Model
When to Use Stateless and Stateful Approaches
Duplicate Address Detection Algorithm
Autoconfiguration Process
Obtaining Router Advertisement
Prefix Information
Address Uniqueness
IPv6 Mobility Support
IPv6 Quality-of-Service Capabilities
Flow Labels
What Is a Flow?
Packets Belonging to the Same Flow
Traffic Class
IPv6 Security Improvements
6to4 Tunnels Over IPv4 Networks
For More Information About 6to4 Routing
Chapter 2 Administering IPv6 (Tasks)
Enabling IPv6 Nodes
Enabling IPv6 Nodes Task Map
How to Enable IPv6 on a Node
How to Configure a Solaris IPv6 Router
Example—ndpd.conf Router Configuration File
How to Configure a 6to4 Router
Configuring Multiple Routers at the 6to4 Site
Examples—6to4 Router Configuration
How to Add IPv6 Addresses to NIS and NIS+
How to Add IPv6 Addresses to DNS
Example—DNS Zone File
Example—DNS Reverse Zone File
Monitoring IPv6
Monitoring IPv6 Task Map
How to Display Interface Address Assignments
Example—Displaying Addressing Information for All Interfaces
Example—Displaying Addressing Information for All IPv4 Interfaces
Example—Displaying Addressing Information for All IPv6 Interfaces
Example—Displaying Addressing Information for the 6to4 Pseudo-Interface
How to Display Network Status
Example—Displaying All Sockets and Routing Table Entries
Example—Displaying Inet Address Family for IPv4
Example—Displaying Inet6 Address Family for IPv4
Example—Displaying Statistics Per Interface, IPv6 or ICMPv6 Counters
How to Control the Display Output of IPv6 Related Commands
Examples—Controlling Output to Select IPv4 and IPv6 Information
How to Monitor Only IPv6 Network Traffic
Example—Displaying Only IPv6 Network Traffic
How to Probe All Multi-homed Host Addresses
How to Trace All Routes
Example—Tracing All Routes
Configuring IP in IP Tunnels
Configuring IP in IP Tunnels Task Map
How to Configure IPv6 Over IPv4 Tunnels
Example—Entry for IPv6 Configuration File to Autoconfigure IPv6 Addresses
Example—Entry in the IPv6 Configuration File for Manually Configured Addresses
How to Configure IPv6 Over IPv6 Tunnels
Example—Entry in the IPv6 Configuration File to Create an IPv6 over IPv6 Tunnel
How to Configure IPv4 Over IPv6 Tunnels
Example—Entry in the IPv4 Configuration File to Create an IPv4 Over IPv6 Tunnel
How to Configure IPv4 Over IPv4 Tunnels
Example—Entry in the IPv4 Configuration File to Create an IPv4 Over IPv4 Tunnel
How to Configure Your Router to Advertise Over Tunneling Interfaces
How to Configure a 6to4 Tunnel to a 6to4 Relay Router
Examples—Getting Status Information About 6to4 Relay Router Support
Displaying IPv6 Name Service Information
Displaying IPv6 Name Service Information Task Map
How to Display IPv6 Name Service Information
Example—Using nslookup to Display IPv6 Information
How to Verify That DNS IPv6 PTR Records Are Updated Correctly
Example—Using nslook to Display PTR Records
How to Display IPv6 Information Through NIS
How to Display IPv6 Information Through NIS+
How to Display IPv6 Information Independent of Name Service
Chapter 3 IPv6 Files and Commands (Reference)
Overview of the Solaris IPv6 Implementation
IPv6 Network Interface Configuration File
IPv6 Interface Configuration File Entry
Utilities Added or Modified for IPv6
IPv6 Extensions to the ifconfig Utility
Examples—New ifconfig Command Options
6to4relay Command
Syntax of 6to4relay
Examples—Displaying the Status of 6to4 Relay Router Support
Nodes With Multiple Network Interfaces
IPv4 Behavior
IPv6 Behavior
IPv6 Daemons
in.ndpd Daemon
Example—/etc/inet/ndpd.conf File
in.ripngd Daemon
inetd Internet Services Daemon
IPv6 Extensions to Existing Utilities
netstat(1M)
snoop(1M)
route(1M)
ping(1M)
traceroute(1M)
Controlling Display Output
Solaris Tunneling Interfaces for IPv6
IPv6 Extensions to Solaris Name Services
/etc/inet/ipnodes File
Example—/etc/inet/ipnodes File
NIS Extensions for IPv6
NIS+ Extensions for IPv6
DNS Extensions for IPv6
Changes to the nsswitch.conf File
Changes to Name Service Commands
NFS and RPC IPv6 Support
IPv6 Over ATM Support
Chapter 4 Making the Transition From IPv4 to IPv6 (Reference)
Transition Requirements
Standardized Transition Tools
Implementing Dual-Stack
Configuring Name Services
Using IPv4-Compatible Address Formats
Tunneling Mechanism
Automatic Tunnels
Interaction With Applications
IPv4 and IPv6 Interoperability
Site Transition Scenarios
6to4 as a Transition Mechanism
Participants in a 6to4 Tunnel
6to4-Derived Addressing
6to4 Prefix Format
6to4 Advertisement Example
6to4-Derived Addressing on a Host
Packet Flow Through the 6to4 Tunnel
Considerations for Tunnels to a 6to4 Relay Router
Packet Flow Between a 6to4 Site and Native IPv6 Site
Security Issues for 6to4 Relay Router Support
Known Issues With 6to4 Router
Implementing Static Routes at the 6to4 Site (BugID 4709338)
Configuring Tunnels with the Same Source Address (BugID 4152864)
Other Transition Mechanisms
Glossary
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