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authorFlorian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>2008-07-21 09:58:59 +0000
committerFlorian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>2008-07-21 09:58:59 +0000
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Document a bit more about IPv6 configuration
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@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ config switch "eth0"
option vlan2 "4 5"
\end{Verbatim}
+Three interfaces will be automatically created using this switch layout :
+\texttt{eth0.0} (vlan0), \texttt{eth0.1} (vlan1) and \texttt{eth0.2} (vlan2).
+You can then assign those interfaces to a custom network configuration name
+like \texttt{lan}, \texttt{wan} or \texttt{dmz} for instance.
+
\subsubsection{Setting up IPv6 connectivity}
OpenWrt supports IPv6 connectivity using PPP, Tunnel brokers or static
@@ -123,8 +128,9 @@ assignment.
If you use PPP, IPv6 will be setup using IP6CP and there is nothing to
configure.
-To setup an IPv6 tunnel to a tunnel broker, you have to edit the
-\texttt{/etc/config/6tunnel} file and change the settings accordingly :
+To setup an IPv6 tunnel to a tunnel broker, you can install the
+\texttt{6scripts} package and edit the \texttt{/etc/config/6tunnel}
+file and change the settings accordingly :
\begin{Verbatim}
config 6tunnel
@@ -151,6 +157,17 @@ config 6tunnel
IPv6 prefix to setup on the LAN.
\end{itemize}
+Using the same package you can also setup an IPv6 bridged connection :
+
+\begin{Verbatim}
+config 6bridge
+ option bridge 'br6'
+\end{Verbatim}
+
+By default the script bridges the WAN interface with the LAN interface
+and uses ebtables to filter anything that is not IPv6 on the bridge.
+
+
IPv6 static addressing is also supported using a similar setup as
IPv4 but with the \texttt{ip6} prefixing (when applicable).