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in.ndpd provides both the host and router autoconfiguration components of Neighbor Discovery for IPv6 and Stateless Address Autoconfiguration for IPv6. In particular, in.ndpd implements
router discovery;
prefix discovery;
parameter discovery; and
address autoconfiguration.
Other aspects of Neighbor Discovery are implemented by ip6(7P), including:
address resolution;
neighbor unreachability detection; and
redirect.
The duplicate address detection function is implemented by ifconfig(1M).
If the /etc/inet/ndpd.conf file does not exist or does not set the variable AdvSendAdvertisements to true for a network interface, then in.ndpd will make the node a host for that interface, that is, sending router solicitation messages and then using router advertisement messages it receives to autoconfigure the node. Note that in.ndpd only autoconfigures the addresses of global or site-local scope from the prefix advertisement.
If AdvSendAdvertisements is set to true for an interface, then in.ndpd will perform router functions on that interface, that is, sending router advertisement messages to autoconfigure the attached hosts, but not use any advertisements it receives for autoconfiguration. However, when sending advertisements, in.ndpd will use the advertisements it sends itself to autoconfigure its prefixes.
Turn off stateless address auto configuration. When set, the daemon does not autoconfigure any addresses and does not renumber any addresses.
Turn on large amounts of debugging output on stdout. When set, the program runs in the foreground and stays attached to the controlling terminal.
Use config_file for configuration information instead of the default /etc/inet/ndpd.conf.
Turn on tracing (printing) of all sent and received packets tostdout. When set, the program runs in the foreground and stays attached to the controlling terminal.
Configuration file. This file is not necesary on a host, but it is required on a router to enable in.ndpd to advertise autoconfiguration information to the hosts.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
ATTRIBUTE TYPE |
ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
---|---|
Availability |
SUNWcsu |
ifconfig(1M), ndpd.conf(4), attributes(5), icmp6(7P),ip6(7P) attributes(5)
Narten, T., Nordmark, E., Simpson, W.RFC 2461, Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6). The Internet Society. December 1998.
Thomson, S., Narten, T. RFC 2462, IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration. The Internet Society. December 1998.
Receipt of a SIGHUP
signal will make in.ndpd restart and reread /etc/inet/ndpd.conf.
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