Thanks all for the very helpful hints. 

I will try when I'm home this evening. 

On Jul 6, 2010, at 11:20, Vasumathi Sundaram <[email protected]> 
wrote:

> On 07/ 6/10 10:59 AM, Patrick O'Sullivan wrote:
>> I have a b134 machine that I'd like to get participating in my IPv6 network 
>> using auto configuration.
>> 
>> By creating /etc/hostname6.e1000g0 I've been able to get the interface to 
>> have a fe80::/10 address. However, I have a router on the subnet sending 
>> advertisements for a proper /64 and I'd like that to auto configure as well.
>> 
>> Do I need to create another hostname6 file for a e1000g0:1 interface?
>> 
>>   
> 
> If you have /etc/hostname6.e1000g0 and the router is sending out 
> advertisements, then you should automatically get the addresses 
> auto-configured as soon as the interface is up. You do not need to have a 
> separate hostname6 file for e1000g0:1.
> 
> If you do not get any addresses auto-configured,
>   - check if the service svc:/network/routing/ndp:default is running
>   - check if you have the file /etc/inet/ndpd.conf. If you don't have the 
> file, it is ok. If the file is present, make sure that the parameter 
> "StatelessAddrConf" is not set to "false". For more information, refer to man 
> page for ndpd.conf(4).
> 
> 
> Vasumathi
> 
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