Subject: Re: How to use properly ipv6 autoconf over a router interface?
To: None <tech-net@netbsd.org>
From: Rui Paulo <rpaulo@fnop.net>
List: tech-net
Date: 05/01/2006 18:38:41
"Konstantin KABASSANOV" <Konstantin.Kabassanov@lip6.fr> writes:

>> -----Message d'origine-----
>> De : Adrian Portelli [mailto:adrianp@stindustries.net]
>> Envoyé : lundi 1 mai 2006 00:11
>> À : Konstantin KABASSANOV
>> Cc : tech-net@NetBSD.org
>> Objet : Re: How to use properly ipv6 autoconf over a router interface?
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> >From http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/network/ipv6/
>> 
>> "Due to restrictions in the IPv6 specification, it is not possible to
>> autoconfigure routers. Do not attempt to tweak the configuration. You
>> will end up having unexpected behavior as a result."
>> 
>> I also think I've heard that somewhere before maybe in an RFC or a man
>> page . . . I can't exactly remember where right now.
>> 
>> I haven't tried what you're attempting to do (all my IPv6 routers have
>> manually configured IPv6 addresses) so I'm not saying it can't be done :)
>> 
>
> Thanks. :-(((
>
> If somebody has a pointer to such an RFC, please, make me know... In the
> meantime, I'll try to find and override the kernel protection... Nasty, I
> agree...

Some pointers:

http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-net/2000/02/14/0002.html
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-net/2000/02/14/0000.html
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-net/2000/02/14/0003.html

[etc.]

-- 
  Rui Paulo			<rpaulo@{NetBSD{,-PT}.org,fnop.net}>