ip version 6 (ipv6) Configuration on Linux

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AutoConfiguration,
Auto configuration  is completely independent. Getting the mac address of the card and giving a random ipv6 address.

Static ipv6 configuration
# ——————————————————————————-
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto eth0
allow-hotplug eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

iface eth0 inet6 static
address 2001:db8::xxxx:yyyy
netmask 64
gateway 2001:db8::xxxx:yy:zzzz
# —————————————————————————–
Your /etc/hosts file should read
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 serverubuntu//change this to 127.0.0.1
192.168.1.199 serverubuntu//add your static IP

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters

#— Network Fail logs
#systemctl status network.service
network.service – LSB: Bring up/down networking
Loaded: loaded (/etc/rc.d/init.d/network)
Active: failed since Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:11:18 -0500; 8min ago
CGroup: name=systemd:/system/network.service
├ 3850 /bin/bash ./ifup 59173567_autom tica boot
├ 3859 nmcli con up uuid 32aea3d4-ce65-42d1-a3ed-6a42c17a2111
├ 25236 /bin/bash ./ifup 59173567_autom tica boot
├ 25245 nmcli con up uuid 32aea3d4-ce65-42d1-a3ed-6a42c17a2111
├ 25507 /bin/bash ./ifup 59173567_autom tica boot
├ 25516 nmcli con up uuid 32aea3d4-ce65-42d1-a3ed-6a42c17a2111
├ 25903 /bin/bash ./ifup 59173567_autom tica boot
├ 25912 nmcli con up uuid 32aea3d4-ce65-42d1-a3ed-6a42c17a2111
├ 26168 /bin/bash ./ifup 59173567_autom tica boot
├ 26177 nmcli con up uuid 32aea3d4-ce65-42d1-a3ed-6a42c17a2111
├ 26427 /bin/bash ./ifup 59173567_autom tica boot
├ 26436 nmcli con up uuid 32aea3d4-ce65-42d1-a3ed-6a42c17a2111
├ 26686 /bin/bash ./ifup 59173567_autom tica boot
├ 26695 nmcli con up uuid 32aea3d4-ce65-42d1-a3ed-6a42c17a2111
├ 27471 /bin/bash ./ifup ALEJANDRO_autom tica boot
├ 27480 nmcli con up uuid f8a46744-7098-4eb6-8902-34df1bd351f5
├ 28228 /bin/bash ./ifup Auto_58915877 boot
├ 28234 nmcli con up uuid 80a61972-1616-431e-bcf3-d4660386ec35
├ 29174 /bin/bash ./ifup Auto_58915877 boot
└ 29180 nmcli con up uuid 80a61972-1616-431e-bcf3-d4660386ec35
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Route Commands

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Centos Configuration  or  RedHat

/etc/sysconfig/network

cat /etc/sysctl.conf

 

 

 

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