(usagi-users 01116) Re: IPV6 Address

[serizawa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

  Hello Jayanna,

  I'm so sorry for the late reply. I can not read some messages
during this vacation due to problem of remote access server.

> ipv6                  127836  -1

  This should be OK.

> iphase                 35700     0  (unused)
> suni                    3924     1    [iphase]

  These are for Interphase ATM NIC.
These also should be OK.

> ne2k-pci               6184      1       

  This is for an Ethernet NIC.

>   - on what basis I have to  choose the  prefix length  value for  the
> local ipv6 address???..

  It depends on topology of your network. For just evaluation,
I recommend to use site local addresses and 64 as prefix length.

Kazuyoshi Serizawa
Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi,Ltd.
Phone: +81-44-959-0258 FAX: 044-959-0855



From: "Jayanna Chandrashekar Hallur" <jayanna.hallur@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: IPV6 Address
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 12:38:35 +0500

> 
> Hello   Kazuyoshi Serizawa
> 
>  I have set up two Host ,  both are identical and having
>                 1. RedHat Linux 7.0
>                 2. Kernel 2.4.12  (USAGI) (IPv6 enabled)
>                 3. ipv6.o installed
> 
> I have done  insmod of ipv6.o module and lsmod shows the following..
> 
> 
> Module                  Size  Used by
> ipv6                  127836  -1
> 
> Is it ok??..
> 
> But for other modules which have installed is showing...(istalled for
> other purpose)
> 
> Module                  Size    Used by
> ipv6                  127836     -1
> iphase                 35700     0  (unused)
> suni                    3924     1    [iphase]
> ne2k-pci               6184      1       
> 
> What is that ipv6 module has different???..
> 
> And
> 
> one more clarification  I need is...
> When I want  set local ipv6 address using ifconfig for 192.168.221.145
> host,  I need to  know how to choose the value of prefix lenth.
> 
> 
> If I saw the man page of  "ifconfig" and it is saying.. 
> 
>  "
>     add addr/prefixlen
>               Add an IPv6 address to an interface.
>    "                                                
>   - on what basis I have to  choose the  prefix length  value for  the
> local ipv6 address???..
> 
> Please kindly send me  your clarification...
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Regards,
> Jayanna Hallur.
> 
>