Linux IPv6 HOWTO (en) Peter Bieringer pb at bieringer dot de Linux IPv6 HOWTO (en) by Peter Bieringer The goal of the Linux IPv6 HOWTO is to answer both basic and advanced questions about IPv6 on the Linux operating system. This HOWTO will provide the reader with enough information to install, configure, and use IPv6 applications on Linux machines. Intermediate releases of this HOWTO are available at mirrors.bieringer.de (http://mirrors.bieringer.de/Linux+IPv6-HOWTO/) or mirrors.deepspace6.net (http://mirrors.deepspace6.net/Linux+IPv6-HOWTO/). See also revision history for changes. Revision History Revision 0.67wip 2020-04-04 Revised by: PB Revision 0.66 2014-05-15 Revised by: PB Revision 0.65 2009-12-13 Revised by: PB Revision 0.64 2009-06-11 Revised by: PB Revision 0.60 2007-05-31 Revised by: PB Revision 0.51 2006-11-08 Revised by: PB Table of Contents 1. General.......................................................................................................................................................................1 1.1. Copyright, license and others.........................................................................................................................1 1.1.1. Copyright...........................................................................................................................................1 1.1.2. License...............................................................................................................................................1 1.1.3. About the author................................................................................................................................1 1.1.3.1. Internet/IPv6 history of the author........................................................................................1 1.1.3.2. Contact..................................................................................................................................1 1.2. Category.........................................................................................................................................................2 1.3. Version, History and To-Do............................................................................................................................2 1.3.1. Version...............................................................................................................................................2 1.3.2. History...............................................................................................................................................2 1.3.2.1. Major history.........................................................................................................................2 1.3.2.2. Full history............................................................................................................................3 1.3.3. To-Do.................................................................................................................................................3 1.4. Translations....................................................................................................................................................3 1.4.1. To language........................................................................................................................................3 1.4.1.1. Chinese..................................................................................................................................3 1.4.1.2. Polish.....................................................................................................................................3 1.4.1.3. German..................................................................................................................................3 1.4.1.4. French....................................................................................................................................4 1.4.1.5. Spanish..................................................................................................................................4 1.4.1.6. Italian....................................................................................................................................4 1.4.1.7. Japanese................................................................................................................................4 1.4.1.8. Greek.....................................................................................................................................4 1.4.1.9. Turkish..................................................................................................................................4 1.4.1.10. Portuguese-Brazil................................................................................................................4 1.5. Technical........................................................................................................................................................5 1.5.1. Original source of this HOWTO........................................................................................................5 1.5.1.1. Code line wrapping...............................................................................................................5 1.5.1.2. SGML generation..................................................................................................................5 1.5.2. On-line references to the HTML version of this HOWTO (linking/anchors)...................................5 1.5.2.1. Master index page.................................................................................................................5 1.5.2.2. Dedicated pages....................................................................................................................5 1.6. Preface............................................................................................................................................................5 1.6.1. How many versions of a Linux & IPv6 related HOWTO are floating around?.................................6 1.6.1.1. Linux IPv6 FAQ/HOWTO (outdated)...................................................................................6 1.6.1.2. IPv6 & Linux - HowTo (maintained)....................................................................................6 1.6.1.3. Linux IPv6 HOWTO (this document)...................................................................................6 1.7. Used terms, glossary and shortcuts................................................................................................................6 1.7.1. Network related.................................................................................................................................7 1.7.1.1. Shortcuts................................................................................................................................8 1.7.2. Document related...............................................................................................................................9 1.7.2.1. Long code line wrapping signal char....................................................................................9 1.7.2.2. Placeholders..........................................................................................................................9 1.7.2.3. Commands in the shell..........................................................................................................9 iii 1.8. Requirements for using this HOWTO..........................................................................................................10 1.8.1. Personal prerequisites......................................................................................................................10 1.8.1.1. Experience with Unix tools.................................................................................................10 1.8.1.2. Experience with networking theory....................................................................................10 1.8.1.3. Experience with IPv4 configuration....................................................................................10 1.8.1.4. Experience with the Domain Name System (DNS)............................................................10 1.8.1.5. Experience with network debugging strategies...................................................................10 1.8.2. Linux operating system compatible hardware.................................................................................10 2. Basics........................................................................................................................................................................11 2.1. What is IPv6?...............................................................................................................................................11 2.2. History of IPv6 in Linux..............................................................................................................................11 2.2.1. Beginning.........................................................................................................................................11 2.2.2. In between........................................................................................................................................11 2.2.3. Current.............................................................................................................................................12 2.2.4. Future...............................................................................................................................................12