Hello Jassal, Yes you are right, the problem will not occur if you put the ipv6 address at rc.conf and reboot. But, the problem I describe will occur only when if you change from Stateless IPv6 autoconfiguration to Static, without rebooting the machine.
On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 6:43 AM, JASSAL Aman <aman.jas...@esigetel.fr> wrote: > Hello M.Laranjo > > The Kame stack for IPv6 should be working fine, whether you use stateless > autoconfiguration or static configuration. > > Since you want to use static configuration, my suggestion would be to > modify the /etc/rc.conf file so that your static configuration is loaded > everytime at boot. That way, you don't have to suppress the autoconfigured > address to reconfigure your static address afterwards. > > The lines you will need are : > > ipv6_enable="YES" > ipv6_network_interface="em0" > ipv6_ifconfig_em0="2001:db8:1234:abcd:20c:27ff:fe3d:63dd prefixlen 64" > ipv6_defaultrouter="2001:db8:1234:abcd::1" > > This should work. Please try to ping6 your router to see if everything is > working as it's supposed to. About your last question, I'm not 100% sure, > but I don't think FreeBSD will autoconfigure a route if you just add a > static ipv6 address on your interface... Unless you use a routing daemon > like routed. > > Kind regards > > > Aman Jassal > > > Le Sam 2 mai 2009 21:59, Rommel Laranjo a écrit : >> Hello everyone, >> >> >> I need help. My box(Machine1) by default will perform IPv6 stateless >> autoconfiguration and I need to change this autoconfigured address to >> static manually without restarting. Here are the steps I follow but I sure >> I missed something cause I was >> unsuccessful of doing it. >> >> 1. I disabled sysctl knob to stop receiving rtadv >> # sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.accept_rtadv=0 >> >> >> 2. I then removed the autoconfigured ipv6 address from the interface >> # ifconfig em0 inet6 2001:db8:1234:abcd:20c:27ff:fe3d:63dd delete >> >> >> 3. I removed the default ipv6 route since I will replace with another >> route # route delete -inet6 default >> >> >> 4. I then added the autoconfigured ipv6 address back to the interface to >> make it static # ifconfig em0 inet6 2001:db8:1234:abcd:20c:27ff:fe3d:63dd >> prefixlen 64 up >> >> 5. I added the new default ipv6 route >> # route add -inet6 default 2001:db8:1234:abcd::1 >> >> >> At this point I pinged 2001:db8:1234:abcd:20c:27ff:fe3d:63dd from another >> IPv6 box (Machine2) with IPv6 address of the same prefix >> (2001:db8:1234:abcd:215:d3ff:fe4f:acaf) but with no success. But if I >> ping6 from Machine2 to my router 2001:db8:1234:abcd::1 I am successfull. >> >> I tried to check IPv6 route information from Machine1 thru netstat -rnf >> inet6 but have not found this entry: >> >> 2001:db8:1234:abcd::/64 link#1 UC >> em0 >> >> I hope someone could shed light on how to put this route into my ipv6 >> routing table. Is this a bug in FreeBSD not to automatically add a routing >> prefix after changing from IPv6 stateless autoconfiguration to static IPv6 >> address ? >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> Romskie >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
