Questions tagged [ipv6]
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the latest version of the Internet Protocol (IP), the communications protocol that provides an identification and location system for computers on networks and routes traffic across the Internet.
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How to check for IPv6 colisions in Linux
I understand that IP colisions are incredibly rare under IPv6. Most subnets are at least 64bit, meaning that the risk of true random collision is neglegable.
However there are circumstances where ...
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iptables changes not having any effect [closed]
I was attempting to interrupt a TCP connection on my system, and was altering iptables rules using the iptables command.
Nothing I did seemed to have any effect, though. Inserting and deleting rules ...
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Linux Mint (xfce) is not recognising ipv4 adress of router, but IS recognising ipv6
I have been having trouble connecting to this Wifi router, which is the only one available. When I do connect, I can access ipv6 but NOT ipv4. I have tried disabling and enabling ipv6 and restarting ...
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Which IPv6 address should I use for LAN name resolution?
I set up an opnsense firewall that runs a DHCP server for IPv4 assignment in my LAN. Furthermore, as my ISP provides me with IPv6 too, my LAN clients also configure a SLAAC address with IPv6 prefix ...
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Unable to Install Packages on Kali Linux Due to Mirror Connection Timeout and Package Not Found Errors
I’m running Kali Linux, which is installed on a VMware virtual machine. I have been facing issues while trying to update and install packages using apt. The system shows errors related to connection ...
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Is it safe to assign multiple IPv4 and IPv6 addresses to a single interface for roaming across multiple networks?
I’m working on a Raspberry Pi-based network device that moves between several known locations, each with its own IPv4 and IPv6 subnet. To streamline connectivity, I’m considering assigning multiple ...
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How can I ensure IPv6 traffic replies go out the same interface they came in on (symmetric routing with multiple interfaces in same subnet)?
I have a Raspberry Pi with two network interfaces, eth0 and eth0100, both configured with global IPv6 addresses in the same /64 subnet (2405:200:185:2666::/64). From my MacBook, I can connect to ...
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Apache Setup IPv6 only - Vodafone DS Lite
After successfully installing Nextcloud on my Raspberry Pi running Debian and accessing it locally, I have some issues configuring my Apache2 Webserver for external access.
My internet provider is ...
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I cannot receive any packets on a tap interface
I want to test an application that runs a complete IPv6 stack in user space. The application is supposed to process and send ethernet frames. For that I want to set up a network interface on Linux ...
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How to activate temporary IPv6 addresses in Fedora 41?
I am trying to configure a NetworkManager connection for IPv6 privacy. My goal is to assign a temporary IPv6 address with limited lifetime to my device.
I manually crafted a xxx.nmconnection ...
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How can I forward IPv6 on CentOS6?
I have a CentOS6 box which I've used as a NAT router for years, with /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward=1
I now have both an IPv4 address and an IPv6 address from Starlink, with
inet6 addr: 2605:****:****:*...
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Disable IPv6 for a specific user only
I know I can enable/disable IPv6 on a specific network adapter using /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/<adapter_name>, but I'd like to disable IPv6 for a specific user or group. Is there a way to do that?
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Can I configure my linux server to only accept IPv6 router advertisements for a specific prefix but reject others?
I am not even sure if I am going about this right but I wanted to see if the option exists.
I have a Fedora Linux server running on my network. I get a 2600 GUA IPv6 prefix from my ISP and I also have ...
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Solaris 10 and ipv6 ping only..internal net
On Solaris10 (vm on qemu) I configure ipv6
ipsec and firewall are disabled
svcs -a|gegrep 'ipfilter|ipsec'
disabled 1:00:14 svc:/network/ipfilter:default
disabled 23:38:28 svc:/network/...
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ipv6: why solaris refuse my custom ipv6 address?
Why Solaris refuse to use my custom address?
This command works fine
ifconfig e1000g1 inet6 plumb up fe80::5254:ee:fdc7:a479/10
This one not
ifconfig e1000g1 inet6 unplumb
ifconfig e1000g1 inet6 ...
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