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diff --git a/changes.ipv6 b/changes.ipv6 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1d55a0ca --- /dev/null +++ b/changes.ipv6 @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +v1.4 10th Jan 2002, Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi> + +IPv6 CHANGES +============ + +This mentions the most important changes (visible to the administrator) +in IPv6 initscripts. + +RHL71 -> RHL72 +-------------- + + - 6to4 tunneling support was added using device sit0 + - Tunneling method was changed from NBMA (now obsolete) to dedicated + - Automatic tunneling configured was moved from ifcfg-sit0 to + IPV6_AUTOTUNNEL at /etc/sysconfig/network + +RHL72 -> Current +---------------- + + - 6to4 device changed from sit0 to tun6to4 + - 6to4 assumes the anycast (closest) 6to4 server is used (192.88.99.1) + unless specified with IPV6TO4_RELAY. + - 6to4 does not support automatic tunneling *at all* anymore; use + IPV6_AUTOTUNNEL if you want to use it. + - All support from NBMA tunnels as well as 6to4 using sit0 was removed + - IPV6TO4_CONTROL_RADVD and IPV6TO4_RADVD_PIDFILE was changed to + IPV6_*, respectively. + - IPV6_DEFAULTGW and IPV6_DEFAULTDEV support was introduced; + /etc/sysconfig/static-routes-ipv6 must not be used for them anymore. + +Rough guide to migration: + - Rename IPV6TO4_CONTROL_RADVD to IPV6_CONTROL_RADVD if exists + - Rename IPV6TO4_RADVD_PIDFILE to IPV6_RADVD_PIDFILE if exists + - Remove "default" route from /etc/sysconfig/static-routes-ipv6 and replace + it with something like IPV6_DEFAULTDEV=tun6to4 in /etc/sysconfig/network + - If you need autotunneling, use IPV6_AUTOTUNNEL in /etc/sysconfig/network + +More information +---------------- + +http://www.bieringer.de/linux/IPv6/IPv6-HOWTO/scripts/current/ ,in particular: +http://www.bieringer.de/linux/IPv6/IPv6-HOWTO/scripts/current/index.html#migration |