diff --git a/LDP/howto/docbook/Linux+IPv6-HOWTO.sgml b/LDP/howto/docbook/Linux+IPv6-HOWTO.xml similarity index 98% rename from LDP/howto/docbook/Linux+IPv6-HOWTO.sgml rename to LDP/howto/docbook/Linux+IPv6-HOWTO.xml index a38faf1c..e8275b24 100644 --- a/LDP/howto/docbook/Linux+IPv6-HOWTO.sgml +++ b/LDP/howto/docbook/Linux+IPv6-HOWTO.xml @@ -1,14 +1,11 @@ - + - - - ]> - - + Linux IPv6 HOWTO (en) PeterBieringer
pb at bieringer dot de
 @@ -42,7 +39,7 @@ Internet/IPv6 history of the author -1993: I got in contact with the Internet using console based e-mail and news client (e.g. look for “e91abier” on groups.google.com, that's me).1996: I got a request for designing a course on IPv6, including a workshop with the Linux operating system.1997: Started writing a guide on how to install, configure and use IPv6 on Linux systems, called IPv6 & Linux - HowTo (see IPv6 & Linux - HowTo/History for more information).2001: Started writing this new Linux IPv6 HOWTO. +1993: I got in contact with the Internet using console based e-mail and news client (e.g. look for “e91abier” on groups.google.com, that's me).1996: I got a request for designing a course on IPv6, including a workshop with the Linux operating system.1997: Started writing a guide on how to install, configure and use IPv6 on Linux systems, called IPv6 & Linux - HowTo (see IPv6 & Linux - HowTo/History for more information).2001: Started writing this new Linux IPv6 HOWTO. Contact The author can be contacted via e-mail at <pb at bieringer dot de> and also via his homepage. He's currently living in Munich / Bavaria / Germany / Europe / Earth. @@ -125,9 +122,9 @@ The first IPv6 related document was written by Eric Osborne and called Linux IPv6 FAQ/HOWTO (please use it only for historical issues). Latest version was 3.2.1 released July, 14 1997. Please help: if someone knows the date of birth of this HOWTO, please send me an e-mail (information will be needed in “history”). IPv6 & Linux - HowTo (maintained) -There exists a second version called IPv6 & Linux - HowTo written by me (Peter Bieringer) in pure HTML. It was born April 1997 and the first English version was published in June 1997. I will continue to maintain it, but it will slowly fade (but not full) in favour of the Linux IPv6 HOWTO you are currently reading. +There exists a second version called IPv6 & Linux - HowTo written by me (Peter Bieringer) in pure HTML. It was born April 1997 and the first English version was published in June 1997. I will continue to maintain it, but it will slowly fade (but not full) in favour of the Linux IPv6 HOWTO you are currently reading. Linux IPv6 HOWTO (this document) -Because the IPv6 & Linux - HowTo is written in pure HTML it's not really compatible with the The Linux Documentation Project (TLDP). I (Peter Bieringer) got a request in late November 2001 to rewrite the IPv6 & Linux - HowTo in SGML. However, because of the discontinuation of that HOWTO (Future of IPv6 & Linux - HowTo), and as IPv6 is becoming more and more standard, I decided to write a new document covering basic and advanced issues which will remain important over the next few years. More dynamic and some advanced content will be still found further on in the second HOWTO (IPv6 & Linux - HowTo). +Because the IPv6 & Linux - HowTo is written in pure HTML it's not really compatible with the The Linux Documentation Project (TLDP). I (Peter Bieringer) got a request in late November 2001 to rewrite the IPv6 & Linux - HowTo in SGML. However, because of the discontinuation of that HOWTO (Future of IPv6 & Linux - HowTo), and as IPv6 is becoming more and more standard, I decided to write a new document covering basic and advanced issues which will remain important over the next few years. More dynamic and some advanced content will be still found further on in the second HOWTO (IPv6 & Linux - HowTo). Used terms, glossary and shortcuts Network related @@ -742,7 +739,7 @@ inet6 addr: fec0:0:0:f101::1/64 Scope:Site Automatic IPv6 Address Configuration -In case, a Router Advertisement is received by a client, and IPv6 autoconfiguration is enabled (default on non-router), the client configures itself an IPv6 address according to the prefix contained in the advertisement (see also ). +In case, a Router Advertisement is received by a client, and IPv6 autoconfiguration is enabled (default on non-router), the client configures itself an IPv6 address according to the prefix contained in the advertisement (see also ). Enable Privacy Extension Privacy Extension as described in RFC 4941 / Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6 (obsoleted RFC 3041) is replacing the static interface ID (mostly based on word-wide unique MAC address) used during autoconfiguration by a pseudo-random one and generating from time to time a new one deprecating the old one. Enable Privacy Extension using sysctl @@ -1452,7 +1449,7 @@ FRAG6: inuse 0 memory 0 To be filled...I have no experience with that... <!-- anchor id="resolver" -->Address Resolver & Selection Additional info can be found at -Linux & IPv6: getaddrinfo and search domains - ResearchRFC 3484 on Linux Karl Auer's Blog: Controlling IPv6 source address selection , IPv6 Source Address Selection - what, why, howInto6: /etc/gai.conf - it ain't what you think it isAddress Resolver & Destination Address Selection +Linux & IPv6: getaddrinfo and search domains - ResearchRFC 3484 on Linux Karl Auer's Blog: Controlling IPv6 source address selection , IPv6 Source Address Selection - what, why, howInto6: /etc/gai.conf - it ain't what you think it isAddress Resolver & Destination Address Selection Name to IPv4 or IPv6 address resolving is usually done using a libc resolver library. Usually the function getaddrinfo is used for that. In case of more than one IPv6 address is returned, according to RFC 3484 / Default Address Selection for Internet Protocol version 6 a sorting should be applied, which can be optionally configured. The “magic” is controlled by a file named /etc/gai.conf (it can be that it is empty or missing by default). Default is usually somewhere stored in documentation, see “man gai.conf” or e.g. /usr/share/doc/glibc-common/gai.conf. For controlling sort order by configuration following are needed for testing: @@ -1678,7 +1675,7 @@ udp 0 0 :::53 :::* <!-- anchor id="chapter-support-persistent-configuration" -->Support for persistent IPv6 configuration in Linux distributions Some Linux distribution contain already support of a persistent IPv6 configuration using existing or new configuration and script files and some hook in the IPv4 script files. Red Hat Linux and “clones” -Since starting writing the IPv6 & Linux - HowTo it was my intention to enable a persistent IPv6 configuration which catch most of the wished cases like host-only, router-only, dual-homed-host, router with second stub network, normal tunnels, 6to4 tunnels, and so on. Nowadays there exists a set of configuration and script files which do the job very well (never heard about real problems, but I don't know how many use the set). Because this configuration and script files are extended from time to time, they got their own homepage: initscripts-ipv6 homepage (Mirror). Because I began my IPv6 experience using a Red Hat Linux 5.0 clone, my IPv6 development systems are mostly Red Hat Linux based now, it's kind a logic that the scripts are developed for this kind of distribution (so called historic issue). Also it was very easy to extend some configuration files, create new ones and create some simple hook for calling IPv6 setup during IPv4 setup. +Since starting writing the IPv6 & Linux - HowTo it was my intention to enable a persistent IPv6 configuration which catch most of the wished cases like host-only, router-only, dual-homed-host, router with second stub network, normal tunnels, 6to4 tunnels, and so on. Nowadays there exists a set of configuration and script files which do the job very well (never heard about real problems, but I don't know how many use the set). Because this configuration and script files are extended from time to time, they got their own homepage: initscripts-ipv6 homepage (Mirror). Because I began my IPv6 experience using a Red Hat Linux 5.0 clone, my IPv6 development systems are mostly Red Hat Linux based now, it's kind a logic that the scripts are developed for this kind of distribution (so called historic issue). Also it was very easy to extend some configuration files, create new ones and create some simple hook for calling IPv6 setup during IPv4 setup. Fortunately, in Red Hat Linux since 7.1 a snapshot of my IPv6 scripts is included, this was and is still further on assisted by Pekka Savola. Mandrake since version 8.0 also includes an IPv6-enabled initscript package, but a minor bug still prevents usage (“ifconfig” misses “inet6” before “add”). Test for IPv6 support of network configuration scripts @@ -1749,7 +1746,7 @@ In versions 8.x they completly change their configuration setup. ]]>and you have your static address. Further information -IPv6 with Debian LinuxJean-Marc V. Liotier's HOWTO for Freenet6 & Debian Users (announced 24.12.2002 on mailinglist users@ipv6.org ) +IPv6 with Debian LinuxJean-Marc V. Liotier's HOWTO for Freenet6 & Debian Users (announced 24.12.2002 on mailinglist users@ipv6.org ) <!-- anchor id="chapter-autoconfiguration" -->Auto-configuration Stateless auto-configuration out-of-the-box @@ -1784,7 +1781,7 @@ In versions 8.x they completly change their configuration setup. <!-- anchor id="firewalling-netfilter6." -->Firewalling using netfilter6 Native IPv6 firewalling is only supported in kernel versions 2.4+. In older 2.2- you can only filter IPv6-in-IPv4 by protocol 41. Attention: no warranty that described rules or examples can really protect your system! -Audit your ruleset after installation, see for more. +Audit your ruleset after installation, see for more. Since kernel version 2.6.20 (February 2007) IPv6 connection tracking is fully working (and does not break IPv4 NAT anymore like versions before) Since kernel version 3.9.0 (April 2013) NAT for IPv6 is supported with ip6tables >= 1.4.18 Since kernel version 3.13 (April 2014) new framework introduced named: nftables @@ -2303,7 +2300,7 @@ Nmap run completed -- 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 0.525 seconds Currently, two different IKE daemons are available for Linux, which totally differ in configuration and usage. I prefer “pluto” from the *S/WAN implementation because of the easier and one-config-only setup. IKE daemon “racoon” -The IKE daemon “racoon” is taken from the KAME project and ported to Linux. Modern Linux distributions contain this daemon in the package “ipsec-tools”. Two executables are required for a proper IPsec setup. Take a look on Linux Advanced Routing & Traffic Control HOWTO / IPSEC, too. +The IKE daemon “racoon” is taken from the KAME project and ported to Linux. Modern Linux distributions contain this daemon in the package “ipsec-tools”. Two executables are required for a proper IPsec setup. Take a look on Linux Advanced Routing & Traffic Control HOWTO / IPSEC, too. Manipulation of the IPsec SA/SP database with the tool “setkey” “setkey” is important to define the security policy (SP) for the kernel. File: /etc/racoon/setkey.sh @@ -2522,7 +2519,7 @@ Big pipe Queue 2 Queue 1 / Queue 2 / Queue 3 Thin Pipe -------------->------- ]]> Linux QoS using “tc” -Linux is using “tc” from the “iproute2” package to configure traffic shaping, generally described in the Linux Advanced Routing & Traffic Control HOWTO. +Linux is using “tc” from the “iproute2” package to configure traffic shaping, generally described in the Linux Advanced Routing & Traffic Control HOWTO. Example for a constant bitrate queuing With the “cbq” scheduler, pipes with constant bit rates can be defined. Root qdisc definition @@ -4948,7 +4945,7 @@ SourceForge: Project Info - List sorted by IPng Standardization Status or IPng Current Specifications by Robert HindenIPv6 Related Specifications on IPv6.org Current drafts of working groups Current (also) IPv6-related drafts can be found here: -IP Version 6 (ipv6)Next Generation Transition (ngtrans)Dynamic Host Configuration (dhc)Domain Name System Extension (dnsext)IPv6 Operations (v6ops)Mobile IP (mobileip)Get any information about IPv6, from overviews, through RFCs & drafts, to implementations (including availability of stacks on various platforms & source code for IPv6 stacks) +IP Version 6 (ipv6)Next Generation Transition (ngtrans)Dynamic Host Configuration (dhc)Domain Name System Extension (dnsext)IPv6 Operations (v6ops)Mobile IP (mobileip)Get any information about IPv6, from overviews, through RFCs & drafts, to implementations (including availability of stacks on various platforms & source code for IPv6 stacks) Others SWITCH IPv6 Pilot / References, big list of IPv6 references maintained by Simon Leinen @@ -4962,7 +4959,7 @@ SourceForge: Project Info - PLDPLD Linux Distribution (“market leader” in containing IPv6 enabled packages)Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux, Pekka Savola's IPv6 packages (Historic)FedoraFedora (Project) LinuxDebianDebian Linux, IPv6 with Debian LinuxSuSESuSE LinuxMandrivaMandriva (Historic)For more see the IPv6+Linux Status Distributions page. General -IPv6.org6boneWIDE project - JapanSWITCH IPv6 Pilot - SwitzerlandIPv6 Corner of Hubert Feyrer - GermanyIPv6 Forum - a world-wide consortium of leading Internet vendors, Research & Education Networks...Playground.sun.com / IPv6 Info Page - maintained by Robert Hinden, Nokia. Get any information about IPv6, from overviews, through RFCs & drafts, to implementations (including availability of stacks on various platforms & source code for IPv6 stacks).6INIT - IPv6 Internet Initiative - an EU Fifth Framework Project under the IST Programme.IPv6 Task Force (European Union)6init - IPv6 INternet IniTiative IPv6: The New Version of the Internet Protocol, by Steve Deering.IPv6: The Next Generation Internet Protocol, by Gary C. Kessler. IPv6: Next Generation Internet Protocol - 3Cominternet || site and internet2 Working GroupNetworkWorldFusion: Search / Doc Finder: searched for IPv6 (102 documents found 22.12.2002)The Register (Search for IPv6 will result in 30 documents, 22.12.2002)ZDNet Search for IPv6TechTarget Search for IPv6IPv6 & TCP Resources ListSomething missing? Suggestions are welcome! +IPv6.org6boneWIDE project - JapanSWITCH IPv6 Pilot - SwitzerlandIPv6 Corner of Hubert Feyrer - GermanyIPv6 Forum - a world-wide consortium of leading Internet vendors, Research & Education Networks...Playground.sun.com / IPv6 Info Page - maintained by Robert Hinden, Nokia. Get any information about IPv6, from overviews, through RFCs & drafts, to implementations (including availability of stacks on various platforms & source code for IPv6 stacks).6INIT - IPv6 Internet Initiative - an EU Fifth Framework Project under the IST Programme.IPv6 Task Force (European Union)6init - IPv6 INternet IniTiative IPv6: The New Version of the Internet Protocol, by Steve Deering.IPv6: The Next Generation Internet Protocol, by Gary C. Kessler. IPv6: Next Generation Internet Protocol - 3Cominternet || site and internet2 Working GroupNetworkWorldFusion: Search / Doc Finder: searched for IPv6 (102 documents found 22.12.2002)The Register (Search for IPv6 will result in 30 documents, 22.12.2002)ZDNet Search for IPv6TechTarget Search for IPv6IPv6 & TCP Resources ListSomething missing? Suggestions are welcome! <!-- anchor id="information-marketresearch" -->Market Research statista - The Statistics PortalMarket Research @@ -5167,12 +5164,12 @@ Press Release: Hurricane E Lists of maillists are available at: DeepSpace6 / Mailling ListsMajor Mailinglists are listed in following table: - - - - - - + + + + + + Focus