[support] No module ipv6 in mip kernel

Martin André andre at hongo.wide.ad.jp
Fri Mar 21 12:53:54 JST 2008


Hi

Liu Ming (刘铭) wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I try to use ifconfig to setting ipv6 address, but it seems doesn't work,
> 
> I input
> 
> sudo ifconfig eth3 inet6 add 3ffe:501:ffff:103::1/64
> 
> The ipv6 address is added, you can see it in ifconfig, but you can't 
> link it by ping6 3ffe:501:ffff:103::1 in localhost

This is probably because your interface doesn't have a link local 
address configured. Try to plug a cable in the interface (no need to 
connect to a real network, a hub is sufficient).

> then I want to config the anycast address. I don't know exactly how to 
> do it. The only way which didn't raise a error is
> 
> sudo ip addr add 3ffe:501:ffff:103::1/64 anycast 
> 3ffe:501:ffff:103:fdff:ffff:ffff:fffe dev eth3
> 
> But no anycast address can be shown in ifconfig
> 
> I don't know another way

mip6d does that for you.

Hope this helps.


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