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<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Enable IPV6</span></span></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Basics ==<br /> <br /> ip -6 addr show<br /> ifconfig<br /> <br /> netstat -A inet6 -rn<br /> <br /> ip -6 route show<br /> route -6<br /> <br /> ping6 -c 3 ::1<br /> <br /> traceroute6 google.com<br /> <br /> tracepath6 ::1<br /> <br /> tcpdump -t -n -i eth0 -s 512 -vv ip6 or proto ipv6<br /> <br /> host -t AAAA google.com<br /> <br /> dig google.com AAAA<br /> <br /> wget -6 http://ipv6.oeey.com<br /> curl -6 http://ipv6.oeey.com<br /> <br /> IPv6 DNS Lookup:<br /> dig AAAA ipv6.google.com # 2607:f8b0:4005:800::100e<br /> <br /> IPv6 Reverse DNS Lookup:<br /> dig -x 2607:f8b0:4005:800::100e<br /> <br /> # similar to arp with ipv4<br /> ip -6 neigh<br /> ip neigh<br /> <br /> Ref:<br /> * Displaying existing IPv6 routes - http://mirrors.deepspace6.net/Linux+IPv6-HOWTO/x1144.html<br /> <br /> == dhclient ==<br /> <br /> Request IPv6 address:<br /> dhclient -6 -d eth0<br /> <br /> Release IPv6 address:<br /> dhclient -6 -r -d eth0<br /> <br /> <br /> Refs: [https://serverfault.com/questions/513772/getting-an-ip-from-an-ipv6-dhcp-server]<br /> <br /> == iptables ==<br /> <br /> service ip6tables stop<br /> service ip6tables start<br /> <br /> == Disable IPV6 ==<br /> <br /> sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=1<br /> sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6=1<br /> sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6=1<br /> <br /> etc/sysctl.conf<br /> net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1<br /> net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6 = 1<br /> net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6 = 1<br /> <br /> refs: [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-disable-ipv6-on-linux/]<br /> <br /> == Enable IPV6 ==<br /> <br /> sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=0<br /> sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6=0<br /> sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6=0<br /> <br /> etc/sysctl.conf<br /> net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 0<br /> net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6 = 0<br /> net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6 = 0<br /> <br /> refs: [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-disable-ipv6-on-linux/]<br /> <br /> == keywords ==<br /> <br /> [[Category:Linux]]<br /> [[Category:IPv6]]</div>

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