On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 3:40 AM, <free...@jonathanprice.org> wrote:
> Hello, > > I am configuring a server with IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and have noticed > that FreeBSD seems to be preferring IPv4, such as when establishing SSH > connections. > > After reading through /etc/defaults/rc.conf, and later > /etc/rc.d/ip6addrctl I have come to the conclusion that I have two ways to > tell FreeBSD to prefer IPv6: > > 1) Add ipv6_activate_all_interfaces to /etc/rc.conf > 2) Add ip6addrctl_policy="ipv6_prefer" to /etc/rc.conf > > Could anybody with a little more knowledge on the matter explain to me > which of the two options is more preferential? > > If it helps, I only have a single NIC in the server, and it does not > function as a gateway. > > Thanks, > Jonathan. > > Can you confirm that IPv6 is actually working between the systems in question? ping6 to it is a trivial test.Many issues can arise when trying ot get IPv6 running. Firewalls are a common issue. What output do you get from "ip6addrctl show"? netstat -rnf inet6? -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer, Retired E-mail: rkober...@gmail.com _______________________________________________ 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"
