Monitoring IPv6
The following commands are modified to accommodate the Solaris implementation of IPv6.
You can use the new additions to conduct diagnostics. For conceptual descriptions of these commands, see IPv6 Extensions to the ifconfig Utility and IPv6 Extensions to Existing Utilities.
Monitoring IPv6 Task Map
Table 2–2 Monitoring IPv6 Task Map|
Task |
Description |
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Display interface address assignments |
Displays all address assignments, or just IPv4, IPv6, or 6to4-derived address assignments by using ifconfig command. | |
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Display network status |
Displays all sockets and routing table entries. Displays inet address family for IPv4. Displays inet6 address family for IPv6. Displays statistics for IPv6 or ICMPv6 counters of interfaces by using the netstat command. | |
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Control the display output of IPv6 related commands |
Controls the output of the ping, netstat, ifconfig, and traceroute commands. Creates a file that is named inet_type. Sets the DEFAULT_IP variable in this file. | |
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Monitor only IPv6 network traffic |
Displays all IPv6 packets by using the snoop command. | |
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Probe all multì-homed host addresses |
Checks all addresses by using the ping command. | |
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Trace all routes |
Uses the traceroute command. |
How to Display Interface Address Assignments
You can use the ifconfig command to display all address assignments as well as just IPv4 or IPv6 address assignments.
On the command line, type the following command.
% ifconfig [option] |
For more information on the ifconfig command, see the ifconfig(1M) man page.
Example—Displaying Addressing Information for All Interfaces
% ifconfig -a
lo0: flags=1000849 mtu 8232 index 1
inet 120.10.0.1 netmask ff000000
le0: flags=1000843 mtu 1500 index 2
inet 120.46.86.54 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 120.146.86.255
ether 8:0:73:56:a8
lo0: flags=2000849 mtu 8252 index 1
inet6 ::1/128
le0: flags=2000841 mtu 1500 index 2
ether 8:0:20:56:a8
inet6 fe80::a00:fe73:56a8/10
le0:1: flags=2080841 mtu 1500 index 2
inet6 fec0::56:20ff:fe73:56a8/64
le0:2: flags=2080841 mtu 1500 index 2
inet6 2::56:a00:fe73:56a8/64
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Example—Displaying Addressing Information for All IPv4 Interfaces
% ifconfig -a4
lo0: flags=1000849 mtu 8232 index 1
inet 120.10.0.1 netmask ff000000
le0: flags=1000843 mtu 1500 index 2
inet 120.46.86.54 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 120.46.86.255
ether 8:0:20:56:a8
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Example—Displaying Addressing Information for All IPv6 Interfaces
% ifconfig -a6
lo0: flags=2000849 mtu 8252 index 1
inet6 ::1/128
le0: flags=2000841 mtu 1500 index 2
ether 8:0:20:56:a8
inet6 fe80::a00:fe73:56a8/10
le0:1: flags=2080841 mtu 1500 index 2
inet6 fec0::56:20ff:fe73:56a8/64
le0:2: flags=2080841 mtu 1500 index 2
inet6 2::56:a00:fe73:56a8/64
ip.6to4tun0: flags=2200041<UP,RUNNING,NONUD,IPv6> mtu 1480 index 11
inet tunnel src 129.146.86.187
tunnel hop limit 60
inet6 2002:8192:56bb::1/64
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Example—Displaying Addressing Information for the 6to4 Pseudo-Interface
% ifconfig ip.6to4tun0 inet6
6to4tun0: flags=2200041<UP,RUNNING,NONUD,IPv6. mtu 1480 index 11
inet tunnel src 172.16.213.81
tunnel hop limit 60
inet6 2002:ac10:d551::1/64
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How to Display Network Status
These procedures enable you to display the following structure formats for network data by using the netstat command:
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All sockets and routing table entries
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Inet address family for IPv4
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Inet6 address family for IPv6
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Statistics per interface—IPv6 or ICMPv6 counters
For more information on the netstat command, see the netstat(1M) man page.
Example—Displaying All Sockets and Routing Table Entries
% netstat -a
UDP: IPv4
Local Address Remote Address State
-------------------- -------------------- -------
*.* Unbound
*.apexrpc Idle
*.* Unbound
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UDP: IPv6
Local Address Remote Address State
If
--------------------------------- --------------------------------- -------
*.* Unbound
*.time Idle
*.echo Idle
*.discard Idle
*.daytime Idle
*.chargen Idle
TCP: IPv4
Local Address Remote Address Swind Send-Q Rwind Recv-Q State
-------------------- -------------------- ----- ------ ----- ------ -------
*.* *.* 0 0 0 0 IDLE
*.apexrpc *.* 0 0 0 0 LISTEN
*.* *.* 0 0 0 0 IDLE
*.ftp *.* 0 0 0 0 LISTEN
localhost.427 *.* 0 0 0 0 LISTEN
*.telnet *.* 0 0 0 0 LISTEN
tn.apex.COM.telnet is.Eng.apex.COM 8760 0 8760 0 ESTABLISHED
tn.apex.COM.33528 np.apex.COM.46637 8760 0 8760 0 TIME_WAIT
tn.apex.COM.33529 np.apex.COM.apexrpc 8760 0 8760 0 TIME_WAIT
TCP: IPv6
Local Address Remote Address Swind Send-Q Rwind Recv-Q State If
----------------- ----------------- ----- ------ ----- ------ -----
*.* *.* 0 0 0 0 IDLE
*.ftp *.* 0 0 0 0 LISTEN
*.telnet *.* 0 0 0 0 LISTEN
*.shell *.* 0 0 0 0 LISTEN
*.smtp *.* 0 0 0 0 LISTEN
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2::56:8.login something.1023 8640 0 8640 0 ESTABLISHED
fe80::a:a8.echo fe80::a:89 8640 0 8640 0 ESTABLISHED
fe80::a:a8.ftp fe80::a:90 8640 0 8640 0 ESTABLISHED
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Example—Displaying Inet Address Family for IPv4
% netstat -f inet TCP: IPv4 Local Address Remote Address Swind Send-Q Rwind Recv-Q State -------------------- -------------------- ----- ------ ----- ------ ------- tn.apex.COM.telnet is.apex.COM.35388 8760 0 8760 0 ESTABLISHED tn.apex.COM.1022 alive-v4.nfsd 8760 0 8760 0 ESTABLISHED tn.apex.COM.1021 sl.apex.COM.nfsd 8760 0 8760 0 ESTABLISHED . . tn.apex.COM.33539 np.apex.COM.apexrpc 8760 0 8760 0 TIME_WAIT |
Example—Displaying Inet6 Address Family for IPv4
% netstat -f inet6 TCP: IPv6 Local Address Remote Address Swind Send-Q Rwind Recv-Q State If -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ----- ------ ----------- ----- 2::56:a8.login something.1023 8640 0 8640 0 ESTABLISHED fe80::a0:a8.echo fe80::a0:de.35389 8640 0 8640 0 ESTABLISHED . . fe80::a0:a8.ftp-data fe80::a0:de.35394 25920 0 25920 0 TIME_WAIT |
Example—Displaying Statistics Per Interface, IPv6 or ICMPv6 Counters
% netstat -sa
RAWIP
rawipInDatagrams = 1407 rawipInErrors = 0
rawipInCksumErrs = 0 rawipOutDatagrams = 5
rawipOutErrors = 0
UDP
udpInDatagrams = 7900 udpInErrors = 0
udpOutDatagrams = 7725 udpOutErrors = 0
TCP tcpRtoAlgorithm = 4 tcpRtoMin = 200
tcpRtoMax = 60000 tcpMaxConn = -1
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IPv4 ipForwarding = 2 ipDefaultTTL = 255
ipInReceives =406345 ipInHdrErrors = 0
ipInAddrErrors = 0 ipInCksumErrs = 0
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IPv6 for lo0
ipv6Forwarding = 2 ipv6DefaultHopLimit = 0
ipv6InReceives = 0 ipv6InHdrErrors = 0
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IPv6 for le0
ipv6Forwarding = 2 ipv6DefaultHopLimit = 255
ipv6InReceives = 885 ipv6InHdrErrors = 0
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IPv6 ipv6Forwarding = 2 ipv6DefaultHopLimit = 255
ipv6InReceives = 885 ipv6InHdrErrors = 0
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ICMPv4 icmpInMsgs = 618 icmpInErrors = 0
icmpInCksumErrs = 0 icmpInUnknowns = 0
icmpInDestUnreachs = 5 icmpInTimeExcds = 0
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ICMPv6 for lo0
icmp6InMsgs = 0 icmp6InErrors = 0
icmp6InDestUnreachs = 0 icmp6InAdminProhibs = 0
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ICMPv6 for le0
icmp6InMsgs = 796 icmp6InErrors = 0
icmp6InDestUnreachs = 0 icmp6InAdminProhibs = 0
icmp6InTimeExcds = 0 icmp6InParmProblems = 0
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ICMPv6 icmp6InMsgs = 796 icmp6InErrors = 0
icmp6InDestUnreachs = 0 icmp6InAdminProhibs = 0
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ICMPv6 for ip.6to4tun0
icmp6InMsgs = 57 icmp6InErrors = 0
icmp6InDestUnreachs = 57 icmp6InAdminProhibs = 0
icmp6InTimeExcds = 0 icmp6InParmProblems = 0
icmp6InPktTooBigs = 0 icmp6InEchos = 0
icmp6InEchoReplies = 0 icmp6InRouterSols = 0
icmp6InRouterAds = 0 icmp6InNeighborSols = 0
icmp6InNeighborAds = 0 icmp6InRedirects = 0
icmp6InBadRedirects = 0 icmp6InGroupQueries = 0
icmp6InGroupResps = 0 icmp6InGroupReds = 0
icmp6InOverflows = 0
icmp6OutMsgs = 57 icmp6OutErrors = 0
icmp6OutDestUnreachs= 57 icmp6OutAdminProhibs= 0
icmp6OutTimeExcds = 0 icmp6OutParmProblems= 0
icmp6OutPktTooBigs = 0 icmp6OutEchos = 0
icmp6OutEchoReplies = 0 icmp6OutRouterSols = 0
icmp6OutRouterAds = 0 icmp6OutNeighborSols= 0
icmp6OutNeighborAds = 0 icmp6OutRedirects = 0
icmp6OutGroupQueries= 0 icmp6OutGroupResps = 0
icmp6OutGroupReds = 0
IGMP:
2542 messages received
0 messages received with too few bytes
0 messages received with bad checksum
2542 membership queries received
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How to Control the Display Output of IPv6 Related Commands
You can control the output of the netstat and ifconfig commands. Create a file that is named inet_type in the /etc/default directory. Then, specify the value of the DEFAULT_IP variable. For more information about the inet_type, see the inet_type(4) man page.
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Create the /etc/default/inet_type file.
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Make one of the following entries, as needed.
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To display IPv4 information only, type:
DEFAULT_IP=IP_VERSION4
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To display both IPv4 and IPv6 information, type:
DEFAULT_IP=BOTH
Or
DEFAULT_IP=IP_VERSION6
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Note –
The -4 and -6 flags in ifconfig override the value set in the inet_type file. The -f flag in netstat also overrides the value that is set in the inet_type file.
Examples—Controlling Output to Select IPv4 and IPv6 Information
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When you specify the DEFAULT_IP=BOTH or DEFAULT_IP=IP_VERSION6 variable in the inet_type file, you should have the following results:
% ifconfig -a lo0: flags=1000849 mtu 8232 index 1 inet 120.10.0.1 netmask ff000000 le0: flags=1000843 mtu 1500 index 2 inet 120.46.86.54 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 120.46.86.255 ether 8:0:20:56:a8 lo0: flags=2000849 mtu 8252 index 1 inet6 ::1/128 le0: flags=2000841 mtu 1500 index 2 ether 8:0:20:56:a8 inet6 fe80::a00:fe73:56a8/10 le0:1: flags=2080841 mtu 1500 index 2 inet6 fec0::56:a00:fe73:56a8/64 le0:2: flags=2080841 mtu 1500 index 2 inet6 2::56:a00:fe73:56a8/64 -
When you specify the DEFAULT_IP=IP_VERSION4 variable in the inet_type file, you should have the following results:
% ifconfig -a lo0: flags=849 mtu 8232 inet 120.10.0.1 netmask ff000000 le0: flags=843 mtu 1500 inet 120.46.86.54 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 120.46.86.255 ether 8:0:20:56:a8
How to Monitor Only IPv6 Network Traffic
In this procedure, you use the snoop command to display all IPv6 packets.
For more information on the snoop command, see the snoop(1M) man page.
Example—Displaying Only IPv6 Network Traffic
# snoop ip6 Using device /dev/le (promiscuous mode) fe80::a0:a1 -> ff02::9 IPv6 S=fe80::a0:a1 D=ff02::9 LEN=892 fe80::a0:de -> fe80::a0:a8 IPv6 S=fe80::a0:de D=fe80::a0:a8 LEN=104 fe80::a0:a8 -> fe80::a0:de IPv6 S=fe80::a0:a8 D=fe80::a0:de LEN=104 fe80::a0:a1 -> ff02::9 IPv6 S=fe80::a0:a1 D=ff02::9 LEN=892 fe80::a0:de -> fe80::a0:a8 IPv6 S=fe80::a0:de D=fe80::a0:a8 LEN=104 ping -afe80::a0:a8 -> fe80::a0:de IPv6 S=fe80::a0:a8 D=fe80::a0:de LEN=152 fe80::a0:a1 -> ff02::9 IPv6 S=fe80::a0:a1 D=ff02::9 LEN=892 fe80::a0:de -> fe80::a0:a8 IPv6 S=fe80::a0:de D=fe80::a0:a8 LEN=72 fe80::a0:a8 -> fe80::a0:de IPv6 S=fe80::a0:a8 D=fe80::a0:de LEN=72 fe80::a0:a8 -> fe80::a0:de IPv6 S=fe80::a0:a8 D=fe80::a0:de LEN=72 fe80::a0:de -> fe80::a0:a8 IPv6 S=fe80::a0:de D=fe80::a0:a8 LEN=72 |
How to Probe All Multi-homed Host Addresses
In this procedure, you use the ping command to check all addresses.
On the command line, type the following command.
% ping -a ipng11 ipng11 (2::102:a00:fe79:19b0) is alive ipng11 (fec0::102:a00:fe79:19b0) is alive ipng11 (190.68.10.75) is alive |
For more information on the ping command, see the ping(1M) man page.
How to Trace All Routes
In this procedure, you use the traceroute command to trace all routes.
On the command line, type the following command.
% traceroute -a <hostname> |
For more information on the traceroute command, see the traceroute(1M) man page.
Example—Tracing All Routes
% traceroute -a ipng11 traceroute: Warning: Multiple interfaces found; using 2::56:a0:a8 @ le0:2 traceroute to ipng11 (2::102:a00:fe79:19b0),30 hops max, 60 byte packets 1 ipng-rout86 (2::56:a00:fe1f:59a1) 35.534 ms 56.998 ms * 2 2::255:0:c0a8:717 32.659 ms 39.444 ms * 3 ipng61.Eng.apex.COM (2::103:a00:fe9a:ce7b) 401.518 ms 7.143 ms * 4 ipng12-00 (2::100:a00:fe7c:cf35) 113.034 ms 7.949 ms * 5 ipng11 (2::102:a00:fe79:19b0) 66.111 ms * 36.965 ms traceroute: Warning: Multiple interfaces found; using fec0::56:a8 @ le0:1 traceroute to ipng11 (fec0::10:b0), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets 1 ipng-rout86 (fec0::56:a00:fe1f:59a1) 96.342 ms 78.282 ms 88.327 ms 2 ipng8-tun1 (fec0::25:0:0:c0a8:717) 268.614 ms 508.416 ms 438.774 ms 3 ipng61.Eng.apex.COM (fec0::103:a00:fe9a:ce7b) 6.356 ms * 713.166 ms 4 ipng12-00 (fec0::100:a00:fe7c:cf35) 7.409 ms * 122.094 ms 5 ipng11 (fec0::102:a00:fe79:19b0) 10.620 ms * * traceroute to ipng11.eng.apex.com (190.68.10.75),30 hops max,40 byte packets 1 rmpj17c-086.Eng.apex.COM (120.46.86.1) 4.360 ms 3.452 ms 3.479 ms 2 flrmpj17u.Eng.apex.COM (120.46.17.131) 4.062 ms 3.848 ms 3.505 ms 3 ipng8.Eng.apex.COM (120.68.7.23) 4.773 ms * 4.294 ms 4 ipng61.Eng.apex.COM (120.68.10.104) 5.128 ms 5.362 ms * 5 ipng12-20.Eng.apex.COM (120.68.10.62) 7.298 ms 5.444 ms * 6 ipng11.Eng.apex.COM (120.68.10.75) 8.053 ms 6.394 ms * |
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