Re: ipv6 on linux 2.1.112

Matti Aarnio (matti.aarnio@sonera.fi)
Mon, 21 Dec 1998 12:12:14 +0200 (EET)


> Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 21:52:30 -0700 (MST)
> From: "C.RUPESHKUMAR" <chakking@morse.Colorado.EDU>
> To: "'linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu'" <linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu>,
> linux-ppp -- linux-ppp <linux-ppp@vger.rutgers.edu>,
> majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
> Subject: RE: ipv6 on linux 2.1.112

Just me wondering, why are you sending these questions
to VGER's majordomo ? That system will always reply to
you with a note that your question is not understandable..

> hi ..
> i am trying to install ipv6 on linux 2.1.112.. i have installed
> all the net tools specific for ipv6 but still i am facing problems in
> configuration of eth0..
>
> the command " ifconfig eth0 up " says no eth0 interface..

Well, then you don't have ethernet in your system.
(And linux-ppp is *definitely* wrong place to ask
this too..)

By-the-way: Linux does not (yet) have IPv6-over-PPP
in the kernel. See RFC 2472. (No, I am not working
at it..)

> but the command netstat -ia shows :
> both the interface lo and sit0

sit0 is IPv4/IPv6 tunneling device.

You may need it, if you want to build a IPv6-over-IPv4
tunnel to somewhere, but the best thing would be that
your local LAN had IPv6 in it -- does it have IPv6 ?
If not, you will be IPv6 island and will not get much
benefit from IPv6 -- you can play with it, but that is
about all.

> | Email : Rupeshkumar.Chakkingal@Colorado.edu |
> | chakking@ucsub.colorado.edu |
> | c_rkum@hotmail.com |

/Matti Aarnio <matti.aarnio@sonera.fi>
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