IPv6 Administration Guide
    
Numbers and Symbols
 
 6to4 address
  format ( Index Term Link )
  host address ( Index Term Link )
 
 6to4 advertisement ( Index Term Link )
 
 6to4 prefix
  explanation of parts ( Index Term Link )
  in /etc/inet/ndpd.conf advertisement ( Index Term Link )
 
 6to4 problems ( Index Term Link )
 
 6to4 pseudo-interface configuration ( Index Term Link )
 
 6to4 relay router
  in a 6to4 tunnel ( Index Term Link )
  security issues ( Index Term Link )
  tunnel configuration tasks ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  tunnel topology ( Index Term Link )
 
 6to4 router
  configuration examples ( Index Term Link )
  configuration tasks ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 6to4 tunnel
  known problems ( Index Term Link )
  overview ( Index Term Link )
  packet flow ( Index Term Link )
  packet flow, with relay router ( Index Term Link )
  sample topology ( Index Term Link )
  to 6to4 relay router ( Index Term Link )
 
 6to4relay command
  examples ( Index Term Link )
  syntax ( Index Term Link )
  tunnel configuration tasks ( Index Term Link )
    
A
 
 AAAA records ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 address autoconfiguration
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 address resolution, IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 address space, IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 addresses
  link-local-use ( Index Term Link )
  local-use ( Index Term Link )
 
 addresses, IPv6
  6to4 format ( Index Term Link )
  aggregate global unicast ( Index Term Link )
  anycast ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
  IPv4-capable host ( Index Term Link )
  IPX ( Index Term Link )
  link-local-use ( Index Term Link )
  local-use ( Index Term Link )
  multicast ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  neutral-interconnect ( Index Term Link )
  NSAP ( Index Term Link )
  site-local-use ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  types of addresses ( Index Term Link )
  unicast ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   aggregate global ( Index Term Link )
 
 advertisement, 6to4 router ( Index Term Link )
 
 aggregate global unicast addresses ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 anycast addresses ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 anycast groups, 6to4 relay router ( Index Term Link )
 
 application layer, gateways ( Index Term Link )
 
 ATM support, IPv6 over ( Index Term Link )
 
 authentication field, IPv6 extension header ( Index Term Link )
 
 authentication header
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 automatic tunnels, transition to IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 autonomous address-configuration flag, router advertisement prefix field ( Index Term Link )
    
B
 
 boundary router, in 6to4 site ( Index Term Link )
    
D
 
 daemons
  in.ndpd ( Index Term Link )
  in.ripngd ( Index Term Link )
  inetd Internet services ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 DEFAULT_IP variable ( Index Term Link )
 
 destination address field, IPv6 header ( Index Term Link )
 
 destination options field, IPv6 extension header ( Index Term Link )
 
 DNS
  AAAA records ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  adding IPv6 addresses ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 extensions to ( Index Term Link )
  PTR records ( Index Term Link )
  reverse zone file ( Index Term Link )
  zone file ( Index Term Link )
 
 dual-stack
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 duplicate address detection
  algorithm ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
    
E
 
 encapsulating IPv6 packets
  6to4 scenario ( Index Term Link )
  overview ( Index Term Link )
 
 encapsulation field
  IPv6 extension header ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 /etc/default/inet_type file ( Index Term Link )
  DEFAULT_IP value ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 /etc/hostname6.interface file ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 tunneling ( Index Term Link )
  multiple network interfaces ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 /etc/hostname6.ip.6to4tun0 file ( Index Term Link )
 
 /etc/hosts file ( Index Term Link )
 
 /etc/inet/inetd.conf file ( Index Term Link )
 
 /etc/inet/ipnodes file ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 /etc/inet/ndpd.conf file ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  6to4 advertisement ( Index Term Link )
  6to4 router advertisement ( Index Term Link )
  keywords ( Index Term Link )
 
 /etc/nsswitch.conf file ( Index Term Link )
 
 extension headers, IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
    
F
 
 flow, packets ( Index Term Link )
 
 flow label field
  IPv6 header ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 quality-of-service ( Index Term Link )
 
 format prefix, IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 fragmentation field, IPv6 extension header ( Index Term Link )
    
G
 
 getent command, ipnodes option ( Index Term Link )
 
 gethostbyname command ( Index Term Link )
 
 getipnodebyname command ( Index Term Link )
 
 group ID, multicast addresses ( Index Term Link )
    
H
 
 header fields, IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 hop-by-hop option field
  IPv6 extension header ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 hop limit field, IPv6 header ( Index Term Link )
 
 host configuration, 6to4 host address ( Index Term Link )
 
 hostname.interface file
  multiple network interfaces ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 hosts.byaddr map ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 hosts.byname map ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 hosts.org_dir table ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
    
I
 
 ifconfig command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  6to4 extensions ( Index Term Link )
  -a option ( Index Term Link )
  adding addresses ( Index Term Link )
  examples for IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 extensions to ( Index Term Link )
 
 in.ndpd daemon ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  options ( Index Term Link )
 
 in.ripngd daemon, IPv6 options ( Index Term Link )
 
 inbound load balancing ( Index Term Link )
 
 inet6 option, route command ( Index Term Link )
 
 inetd daemon ( Index Term Link )
 
 interface address
  6to4 ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 interface ID
  IPv6 link-local-use addresses ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 site-local-use addresses ( Index Term Link )
 
 Internet Protocol Security
  See IPsec
 
 IP addresses, IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 ipnodes.byaddr map ( Index Term Link )
 
 ipnodes.byname map ( Index Term Link )
 
 ipnodes option, getent command ( Index Term Link )
 
 ipnodes.org_dir table ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 IPsec ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 authentication header ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 encapsulating security header ( Index Term Link )
 
 IPv6
  adding addresses to DNS ( Index Term Link )
  adding addresses to NIS ( Index Term Link )
  adding addresses to NIS+ ( Index Term Link )
  address autoconfiguration ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  address resolution ( Index Term Link )
  address space ( Index Term Link )
  addresses ( Index Term Link )
  addressing ( Index Term Link )
   prefix format allocations ( Index Term Link )
  anycast addresses ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  ATM support ( Index Term Link )
  authentication header ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  automatic tunnels ( Index Term Link )
  behavior ( Index Term Link )
  comparison with IPv4 ( Index Term Link )
  configuring a router ( Index Term Link )
  configuring name services ( Index Term Link )
  configuring routers ( Index Term Link )
  configuring tunnels ( Index Term Link )
  controlling display output ( Index Term Link )
  displaying address assignments ( Index Term Link )
  displaying information through NIS ( Index Term Link )
  displaying information through NIS+ ( Index Term Link )
  displaying name service information ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  displaying network status ( Index Term Link )
  DNS AAAA records ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  DNS extensions ( Index Term Link )
  dual-stack ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  duplicate address detection ( Index Term Link )
  enabling nodes ( Index Term Link )
  encapsulating packets ( Index Term Link )
  /etc/hostname6.interface file ( Index Term Link )
  /etc/inet/inetd.conf file ( Index Term Link )
  /etc/inet/ipnodes file ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  /etc/inet/ndpd.conf file ( Index Term Link )
  extension header fields ( Index Term Link )
   authentication ( Index Term Link )
   destination options ( Index Term Link )
   encapsulation ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   fragmentation ( Index Term Link )
   hop-by-hop option ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   routing ( Index Term Link )
  extension headers ( Index Term Link )
  extensions to existing utilities ( Index Term Link )
  extensions to ifconfig command ( Index Term Link )
  features ( Index Term Link )
  getent command ( Index Term Link )
  header
   traffic class field ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  header and extensions ( Index Term Link )
  header fields
   destination address ( Index Term Link )
   flow label ( Index Term Link )
   hop limit ( Index Term Link )
   next header ( Index Term Link )
   payload length ( Index Term Link )
   source address ( Index Term Link )
   traffic class ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  header format ( Index Term Link )
  header options ( Index Term Link )
  ifconfig command ( Index Term Link )
  in.ndpd daemon ( Index Term Link )
  in.ripngd daemon ( Index Term Link )
  interaction with applications ( Index Term Link )
 
 IPv4, interoperability with IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 IPv6
  interoperability with IPv4 ( Index Term Link )
  IPv4-capable host address ( Index Term Link )
  link-local addresses ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  link-local-use addresses ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  local-use addresses ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  mobility support
   home address ( Index Term Link )
  monitoring ( Index Term Link )
  monitoring network traffic ( Index Term Link )
  multicast addresses ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  neighbor discovery ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  neighbor solicitation ( Index Term Link )
  neighbor solicitation and unreachability ( Index Term Link )
  neighbor unreachability detection ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  netstat command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  next-hop determination ( Index Term Link )
  NFS and RPC support ( Index Term Link )
  NIS+ extensions ( Index Term Link )
  NIS+ table ( Index Term Link )
  NIS extensions ( Index Term Link )
  NIS maps ( Index Term Link )
  nslookup command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  parameter discovery ( Index Term Link )
  ping command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  prefix discovery ( Index Term Link )
  probing multihomed host addresses ( Index Term Link )
  protocol overview ( Index Term Link )
  quality-of-service capabilities ( Index Term Link )
   flow labels ( Index Term Link )
  redirect ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  route command ( Index Term Link )
  router advertisement ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  router discovery ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  router solicitation ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  routing ( Index Term Link )
  security improvements ( Index Term Link )
  site-local addresses ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  site-local-use addresses ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  snoop command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  stateful address autoconfiguration ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  stateless address autoconfiguration ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  traceroute command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  tracing routes ( Index Term Link )
  transition
   IPv4 compatible address ( Index Term Link )
  transition requirements ( Index Term Link )
  transition scenarios ( Index Term Link )
  transition to ( Index Term Link )
  transition tools ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  tunneling ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  tunneling mechanism ( Index Term Link )
  unicast addresses ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 IPv6 addresses
  uniqueness ( Index Term Link )
  with embedded IPv4 addresses ( Index Term Link )
 
 IPv4-capable host address ( Index Term Link )
 
 IPv4-compatible IPv6 address ( Index Term Link )
 
 IPv4-mapped IPv6 address ( Index Term Link )
 
 IPX addresses ( Index Term Link )
    
K
 
 known issues with IPv6 ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
    
L
 
 link-layer address change ( Index Term Link )
 
 link-local addresses
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 link-local-use addresses ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  interface ID ( Index Term Link )
 
 load balancing, inbound ( Index Term Link )
 
 local-use ( Index Term Link )
 
 local-use addresses ( Index Term Link )
    
M
 
 managed address configuration flag, router advertisement ( Index Term Link )
 
 messages, router advertisement ( Index Term Link )
 
 mobility support
  home address ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 MTU ( Index Term Link )
 
 multicast addresses ( Index Term Link )
  group ID ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  scope value ( Index Term Link )
 
 multiple network interfaces
  /etc/hostname6.interface file ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
    
N
 
 name services
  displaying IPv6 information ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 extensions to ( Index Term Link )
 
 neighbor discovery
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 neighbor discovery daemon ( Index Term Link )
 
 neighbor solicitation, IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 neighbor solicitation and unreachability ( Index Term Link )
 
 neighbor unreachability detection
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 netstat command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  -a option ( Index Term Link )
  -f option ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  inet6 option ( Index Term Link )
  inet option ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
  -p option ( Index Term Link )
 
 network interfaces
  multiple network interfaces
   /etc/hostname6.interface file ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 network mask ( Index Term Link )
 
 neutral-interconnect addresses ( Index Term Link )
 
 next header field, IPv6 header ( Index Term Link )
 
 next-hop ( Index Term Link )
 
 next-hop determination, IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 NFS support, IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS
  adding IPv6 address ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 extensions to ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS+
  adding IPv6 address ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 extensions to ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS+ table, IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS maps, IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 nisaddent command ( Index Term Link )
 
 nisserver command ( Index Term Link )
 
 nissetup command ( Index Term Link )
 
 nistbladm command ( Index Term Link )
 
 NSAP addresses ( Index Term Link )
 
 nslookup command ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
    
O
 
 other stateful configuration flag, router advertisement ( Index Term Link )
    
P
 
 packet flow, IPv6
  6to4 and native IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
  belonging to the same flow ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link )
  through 6to4 tunnel ( Index Term Link )
 
 parameter discovery, IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 payload length field, IPv6 header ( Index Term Link )
 
 ping command
  -A option ( Index Term Link )
  -a option ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 prefix discovery, IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 prefix format allocations, IPv6 addresses ( Index Term Link )
 
 prefixes
  router advertisement ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 proxy advertisements ( Index Term Link )
 
 PTR records, DNS ( Index Term Link )
    
Q
 
 quality-of-service
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 flow label field ( Index Term Link )
    
R
 
 redirect
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 relay router, 6to4 tunnel configuration ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 reverse zone file ( Index Term Link )
 
 route command
  inet6 option ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 router
  configuration, 6to4 ( Index Term Link )
  role in 6to4 topology ( Index Term Link )
 
 router advertisement
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  prefix ( Index Term Link )
 
 router configuration, IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 router discovery
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 router solicitation
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 routers, flow of packets ( Index Term Link )
 
 routing, IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 routing field, IPv6 extension header ( Index Term Link )
 
 RPC support, IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
    
S
 
 scope value, multicast addresses ( Index Term Link )
 
 security, IPv6
  6to4 relay router issues ( Index Term Link )
  improvements in IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 site-local addresses
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 site-local-use addresses ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  interface ID ( Index Term Link )
  subnet ID ( Index Term Link )
 
 snoop command
  ip6 option ( Index Term Link )
  ip6 protocol keyword ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 source address field, IPv6 header ( Index Term Link )
 
 stateful address autoconfiguration ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 stateless address autoconfiguration ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 subnet ID, IPv6 site-local-use addresses ( Index Term Link )
 
 subnets in IPv6, in 6to4 topology ( Index Term Link )
    
T
 
 TCP/IP configuration files
  /etc/hostname6.interface ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 TCP/IP networks
  configuration files
   /etc/hostname6.interface ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 traceroute command ( Index Term Link )
  -a option ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 tracing routes, IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 traffic class field
  IPv6 header ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 traffic field, IPv6 header ( Index Term Link )
 
 transition scenarios, IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
 
 transition scenarios, IPv6, 6to4 mechanism ( Index Term Link )
 
 transition to IPv6, 6to4 mechanism ( Index Term Link )
 
 tun module ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 tunnel
  6to4 tunnel packet flow ( Index Term Link )
  6to4 tunnel topology ( Index Term Link )
  topology, to 6to4 relay router ( Index Term Link )
 
 tunneling ( Index Term Link )
  configuring routers ( Index Term Link )
  IPv6 ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 tunnels, configuring IPv6 ( Index Term Link )
    
U
 
 unicast addresses ( Index Term Link )
  aggregate global ( Index Term Link )
  format prefix ( Index Term Link )
    
V
 
 /var/inet/ndpd_state.interface file ( Index Term Link )
    
Z
 
 zone file ( Index Term Link )